to outgain
- verb
- /aʊtˈɡeɪn/
- Indeed, there was a moment late in the first quarter when Ole Miss had outgained the home side 100 yards to 16.
- outgained our opponents
- outgained by 125 yards
- outgained the average
Examples
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In fact, the Rebels actually outgained LSU, 463 yards to 427.
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Michigan State outgained Northwestern 419-303 for the game.
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Miami won despite being outgained 462 yards to 192.
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Rutgers outgained Cincinnati, 422-341, in total yards.
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In fact, they outgained the Texans in yards and mostly held an accomplished Texans offense in check.
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Things couldn't have started much worse for Oregon St., who was steamrolled in the first quarter, as Stanford outgained them by nearly 200 yards.
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The Wildcats outgained the Chanticleers in total offense, 420-382.
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Dallas got a sorely needed 19-14 victory Sunday despite being outgained by the Panthers and scoring only one touchdown.
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Discounting sacks, Interboro outgained the Knights by about 100 yards.
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In the last match, the Raptors outgained the Hawks, achieving 450 total yards compared to the Hawks' 324.
Synonyms
To be better than another person or thing
Do better than others, for example at work or school
Do better than someone or something
Be better than someone at something
Do better and get more attention than others
Do better than and beat an opponent in a game
To do or say something to seem better than someone
To be much weaker than an opponent in a fight or competition
Do better than someone in skill or performance
To be much better than someone or something
To become faster, better, or larger than another
To do better than someone or something and win
Get much farther ahead of other people in a race or competition
To have an advantage over someone in competition
To get ahead of others in progress or achievement
To be better than another person or thing
Be better than someone or something in a competition
To try to be better than someone in a contest or task
To be better than others in skill or quality
To get an advantage over someone by doing better than them
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outgain comes from the part out- meaning 'more' or 'beyond' and gain meaning 'to get' or 'to win', like in outdo. So, to outgain someone is to get or win more than they do, especially in a race or competition.