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to outkick

to outkick

1 4.9
Kick farther or better than another player in a game
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈkɪk/
translation icon : superar en patada
  • In the last lap, he always trains to outkick anyone who tries to keep pace with him.

Examples

  • The problem for those teams is that they couldn't outkick us, and our defense was the truth!

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  • His kickoffs weren't as deep as usual, and he outkicked his coverage on a punt once to allow a 14-yard return.

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  • However, matters were not helped by a punt return TD, the product of Brad Nortman outkicking his coverage, or a Cam Newton pick-six, the product of a Von Miller pressure.

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  • During the final stretch of the race, she managed to outkick her nearest competitor and cross the finish line first.

  • The athlete was confident that he could outkick the seasoned runners in the final meters of the marathon.

Synonyms

to beat
vsto outkick
1.4

To defeat another person or team in a contest

is a narrow form of winning that involves sending an object farther using the foot
to beat out
vsto outkick
49 3.8

Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize

focuses instead on a single farther physical action as the means of winning
to outplay
vsto outkick
14 4.2

Do better than and beat an opponent in a game

refers narrowly to beating an opponent by sending the ball farther with the foot
to outscore
vsto outkick
14 3.4

To score more points than an opponent in a game

is about a single physical action of sending farther rather than total points
to outcompete
vsto outkick
2 6.1

To do better than someone or something and win

is a specific case of outperforming others by sending the ball farther with the foot
to outshoot
vsto outkick
2 7.0

To hit more targets than another person in a shooting competition

focuses on doing this specifically by using the foot instead of shots
to outpoint
vsto outkick
  • Jargon
1 7.4

To score more points than an opponent, for example in boxing

is about surpassing another through a farther physical strike rather than point totals
to outhit
vsto outkick
4.8

To hit a ball farther or harder than another player

is the same idea but achieved by using the foot rather than striking
to outvie
vsto outkick
  • Archaic
9.9

To try to be better than someone in a contest or task

is the narrow physical act of sending something farther rather than general rivalry
to score off
vsto outkick
  • UK
7.4

To get an advantage over someone by doing better than them

is limited to a single physical action of sending something farther than another

Idioms

To get someone or something better than you deserve

Phrasal Verbs

9.6

To get more success or a better partner than you deserve

How Far

to outkick
1 4.9
to punt
14 5.9
to boot
42 3.2
to kick
1.0

Surface Forms

outkick infinitive
outkicked past
outkicked past participle
outkicking present participle
outkicks third person singular

Morphology

outkick = kick (transparent) = out + kick

The prefix 'out-' meaning 'to do more or better than' combined with 'kick' yields a directly inferable meaning.

Etymology

Outkick is made of out- ('more than' or 'beyond') and kick, so it means to kick farther or better than someone else, often in a contest.