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to outhit

to outhit

5.6
To hit someone more times than another person in a fight
  • verb
  • /ˈaʊˌhɪt/
translation icon : dar más golpes
  • During the angry brawl he managed to outhit his opponent before the police arrived.

Examples

  • The team outhit their rivals in the final round, securing a clear victory.

  • Despite being smaller, she outhit everyone else in the boxing match.

  • She outhit her opponent in the boxing match.

  • Did he really outhit everyone in the competition?

  • In the final match, the team knew they had to outhit their rivals to secure the championship.

  • She was determined to outhit her opponents during the entire tournament, and her practice paid off.

  • To win the match, they needed to outhit the other team by making solid contact with each swing.

Synonyms

to beat up
vsto outhit
  • Offensive
271 4.1

To attack someone by hitting them again and again to hurt them

aims to strike more often than another, not necessarily to injure most severely
to batter
vsto outhit
187 3.5

To hit something many times so it becomes damaged

emphasizes striking more often than the other, not causing damage chiefly
to bashing
vsto outhit
  • NSFW
57 3.2

To hit something or someone hard and repeatedly

focuses on striking more often than an opponent rather than causing forceful harm
to beat the shit out of
vsto outhit
  • Offensive
53 9.9

To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them

means to strike more often than an opponent, with less focus on brutality
to clobber
vsto outhit
  • NSFW
19 7.7

To hit someone or something very hard many times

stresses striking more often than a rival rather than extreme single blows
to beat to a pulp
vsto outhit
  • Offensive
15 7.6

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly

stresses striking more often than opponent, not the final injury level
to thrash
vsto outhit
  • NSFW
7 6.5

Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight

focuses on striking more often than an opponent rather than maximum force
to beat the stuffing out of
vsto outhit
  • Offensive
1 9.0

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt

focuses on striking more often than a rival rather than total overpowering

How Many Hits

to outhit
5.6
to batter
187 3.5
hit
459 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 sense 'to hit someone more times than another' is transparently 'out-' (surpass) + 'hit'.

Etymology

Outhit joins out- 'more than' with hit, so it can mean to hit someone or something more times than another person in a fight or match.