to outkick

Examples

• All

• 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

B

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

B

to beat out

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66 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

O

to outscore

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16 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

O

to outplay

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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

O

to outshoot

vsto outkick

3 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

O

to outcompete

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1 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

S

to score off

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• UK

1 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

O

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

O

to outhit

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1 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

O

to outvie

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• 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

Idioms

O

to outkick one's coverage

• Informal

9.6

To get someone or something better than you deserve

Phrasal Verbs

O

to outkick coverage

• Informal

1 9.6

To get more success or a better partner than you deserve

How Far

to outkick

1 4.9

to punt

18 5.9

to boot

42 3.2

to kick

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology