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out·play verb : to play more skillfully than

out·point verb : to win more points than

out·post noun 1 : a security detachment dispatched by a main body of troops to protect it from enemy surprise; also : a military base established (as by treaty) in a foreign country

2 : an outlying or frontier settlement

out·pour·ing noun : something that pours out or is poured out

Synonyms

gush, outflow—more at OUTFLOW

out·pull verb : OUTDRAW 1

1output noun 1 a : the amount produced (as by a machine or factory) : PRODUCTION

b : mental or artistic production

2 : the information produced by a computer

Synonyms

[1a, b] affair, fruit, handiwork, produce, product, thing, work, yield—more at PRODUCT

2output verb out·put·ted or output; out·put·ting : to produce as output

1outrage noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF utrage, outrage insult, excess, fr. utre, outre beyond, fr. L ultra]

1 : a violent or shameful act

2 : a gross indignity : INSULT

3 : the anger or resentment aroused by an outrage

Synonyms

[2] affront, barb, dart, dig, indignity, insult, name, offense, put-down, sarcasm, slight, slur, wound—more at INSULT

[3] anger, furor, fury, indignation, ire, rage, spleen, wrath, wrathfulness—more at ANGER

2outrage verb out·raged; out·rag·ing 1 : RAPE

2 : to subject to violent injury or gross insult

3 : to arouse to extreme resentment

Synonyms

[2] affront, insult, offend, slight, wound—more at INSULT

[3] anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, madden, rankle, rile, roil—more at ANGER

out·ra·geous adjective : extremely offensive, insulting, or shameful : SHOCKING

— out·ra·geous·ly adverb

out·rank verb : to rank higher than

ou·tré adjective [ORIGIN: F]

: violating convention or propriety : BIZARRE

Synonyms

bizarre, curious, far-out, funny, kinky, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, remarkable, screwy, strange, wacky, weird, wild—more at ODD

1outreach verb 1 : to surpass in reach

2 : to get the better of by trickery

2outreach noun 1 : the act of reaching out

2 : the extent of reach

3 : the extending of services beyond usual limits

out·rid·er noun : a mounted attendant

out·rig·ger noun 1 : a frame attached to the side of a boat to prevent capsizing

2 : a craft equipped with an outrigger

1outright adverb 1 : COMPLETELY

2 : INSTANTANEOUSLY

2outright adjective 1 : being exactly what is stated

2 : given or made without reservation or encumbrance

Synonyms

absolute, all-out, complete, consummate, out-and-out, perfect, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, utter—more at ABSOLUTE

out·run verb -ran ; -run; -run·ning : to run faster than; also : EXCEED

out·sell verb -sold ; -sell·ing : to exceed in sales

out·set noun : a setting out : BEGINNING, START

Synonyms

beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, launch, morning, onset, start, threshold—more at BEGINNING

out·shine verb -shone or -shined; -shin·ing 1 : to shine brighter than

2 : to go beyond in action or performance : SURPASS

Synonyms

beat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outstrip, surpass, top, transcend—more at SURPASS

1outside noun 1 : a place or region beyond an enclosure or boundary

2 : an outer side or surface : EXTERIOR

3 : the utmost limit or extent

Synonyms

exterior, face, skin, surface, veneer—more at EXTERIOR

2outside adjective 1 : of, relating to, or being on or toward the outer side or surface : OUTER

2 : coming from without <~ influences>

3 : being apart from one's regular duties <~ activities>

4 : barely possible : REMOTE

Synonyms

[1] exterior, external, outer, outward—more at OUTER

[4] negligible, off, remote, slight, slim, small—more at REMOTE

3outside adverb : on or to the outside

4outside preposition 1 : on or to the outside of

2 : beyond the limits of

3 : with the exclusion or exception of : EXCEPT

Synonyms

[2] beyond, without—more at BEYOND

[3] aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, except, save