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to outkick

to outkick

1 4.9
Kick farther or better than another player in a game
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈkɪk/
: 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.