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to outpoint

to outpoint

1 7.4
To score more points than an opponent, for example in boxing
  • verb
  • /ˌaʊtˈpɔɪnt/
  • Jargon
translation icon : superar en puntos
  • She trained hard for months to outpoint her challengers and secure a victory in the championship bout.

Examples

  • In the boxing match, he managed to outpoint his rival by landing more punches throughout the rounds.

  • Then he was criticized by many (myself included) for his performance in his biggest victory to date, when he outpointed Nick Diaz to win the interim title.

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  • I expect he'll do what he does best here: pick Ring apart and bust him up to outpoint him over 15 minutes.

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  • In fighting, you have to knock out, submit, or outpoint your opponent.

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  • I'm not coming in to dance around and try to outpoint somebody; it's never been my style, and it's not going to be this time around.

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  • As long as Hominick can avoid big knees from Garza on the feet, he should at least be able to outpoint "The Scarecrow."

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  • Manny is done; he doesn't have it anymore. I see Garcia outpointing him or winning by KO.

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  • You’re not a killer who gets outjabbed, outboxed, and outpointed like George Foreman.

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  • Always gunning for a fight-changing strike or submission, "The Natural Born Killer" showed his tactical smarts in carefully outpointing Nick Diaz in February to win the interim title.

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  • Dennis Hallman easily submitted him at UFC 140, and Anthony Njokuani outpointed him in a rather ho-hum fight at UFC 145.

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Synonyms

to outplay
vsto outpoint
14 4.2

Do better than and beat an opponent in a game

focuses on winning by points rather than general superior play
to outscore
vsto outpoint
14 3.4

To score more points than an opponent in a game

is specifically about winning by earning more points rather than by knockout
to outbox
vsto outpoint
1 8.0

To beat the other boxer by using more skill and speed

is about winning by scoring more points rather than by physical strikes
to outfight
vsto outpoint
1 7.2

To beat someone in a fight by being stronger or more skilled

relies on earning more points not on simply fighting better to win

How Many

to outscore
14 3.4
to outpoint
  • Jargon
1 7.4
score
842 1.3

Surface Forms

outpoint infinitive
outpointed past
outpointed past participle
outpointing present participle
outpoints third person singular

Morphology

outpoint = point (transparent) = out + point

Formed by productive prefix 'out-' meaning 'to exceed' + the verb 'point' meaning 'to score', so the meaning 'score more than' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Outpoint comes from the parts out- meaning 'more than' and point meaning 'a score'. So to outpoint someone is to get more points than them, often used in sports like boxing where judges give points for each round.