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to outhit

1 4.8

To hit a ball farther or harder than another player

verb
/ˈaʊˌhɪt/

: golpear más lejos

The team managed to outhit their opponents in the final game.

Examples

During the tournament, she managed to outhit every other player on the team.
If you want to win, you will have to outhit your opponent in the final round.
Despite his efforts, he could not outhit the champion in the home run contest.
She always outhits her teammates during practice.
In the championship match, Sarah managed to outhit her opponent consistently with powerful serves.
During the final round, he outhit all the other players, sending the ball flying past them.
With a perfect swing, she outhit her rival, sending the baseball over the outfield fence.

Synonyms

to outdrive

vsto outhit

1 6.1

To drive farther or faster than another person in a contest

strike a ball or object harder or farther than another person in sports

Antonyms

miss

80 3.1

A failure to hit or reach a target

How Far

to outhit

1 4.8

to smash

170 3.3

to drive

39 3.5

hit

607 1.0

to tap

98 1.0

Surface Forms

outhit infinitive

outhit past

outhit past participle

outhitting present participle

outhits third person singular

Morphology

outhit = hit (transparent) = out + hit

The verb sense 'to hit harder or farther than another' is a direct use of 'out-' (surpass) plus 'hit'.

Etymology

Outhit comes from out- meaning 'beyond' or 'more than' and hit, so in a game it means to hit the ball harder or farther than another player.