Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Out-āct', v. t. p. 926To do beyond; to exceed in acting. He has made me heir to treasures Would make me outact a real widow's whining. Otway.Out-är'gūe, v. t. p. 926To surpass or excel in argument.Out-băb'ble, v. t. p. 926To excel in babbling; to surpass in prating talk. “Outbabbling creeds and aves.” Milton.Out-băl'ance, v. t. p. 926To outweigh; to exceed in weight or effect. Let dull Ajax bear away my right When all his days outbalance this one night. Dryden.Out-bār', v. t. p. 926To shut out by bars or fortification; to bar out. Spenser.Out-bāt'ter, v. t. p. 926To surpass or outdo in battering, as in a siege, and the like.Out-bēg', v. t. p. 926To beg more than; to exceed in begging.Out-bĕl'lōw, v. t. p. 926To exceed in bellowing; to bellow louder than.Out-bĭd’, v. t. p. 926To bid beyond; to go beyond or surpass in the offer of a price. For Indian spices, for Peruvian gold, Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold. Pope.Out-bid'der, n. p. 926One who outbids.Out-blāze', v. t. p. 926To exceed in blazing. “Outblazing other fires.” Young.Out-blēat', v. t. p. 926To exceed or surpass in bleating.Out-blōom', v. t. p. 926To surpass in bloom, beauty, or perfection; to bloom more than.Out'blōwn or Out-blōwn', a. p. 926Inflated or swollen with wind. Dryden.Out-blŭsh’, v. t. p. 926To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color. Shipman.Out'bōard, n. p. 926(Naut.) Any thing that is outside of, or not on board of, a ship.Out'bōrn, a. p. 926Foreign; not native. [Rare.]Out'bound, a. p. 926Destined or proceeding from a country or harbor to a distant country or port; as, an outbound ship. Dryden.Out’bounds, n. pl. p. 926The outward or exterior bounds; limits; boundaries. [Obs.] Knockfergus, Belfast, Armagh, and Carlingford are now the most outbounds and abandoned places in the English pale. Spenser.Out-bow', v. t. p. 926To exceed in bowing. His character and gloves are ever clean, And then he can outbow the bowing dean. Young.Out'bōwed, a. p. 926Bowed outward; bent or curved outward. The convex or outbowed side of a vessel will hold nothing. Bp. Hall.Out-brāg', v. t. p. 926To exceed or surpass in bragging.Out-brāve', v. t. p. 926To excel in bravery or boldness; to cow, or browbeat; to defy. I would outstare the sternest eyes that look, Outbrave the heart most daring on the earth, To win thee, lady. Shak.Out-brāy', v. t. p. 926To excel in braying; to emit largely. [Obs.] “The snake that on his crest hot fire outbrayed.” Fairfax.Out-brā’zen, v. t. p. 926To bear down with a brazen face, or impudence.Out′breāk, n. p. 926A bursting forth; eruption. “The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind.” Shak.Out'break-er, n. p. 926A wave which breaks upon the shore or upon rocks; a breaker. The dim reflection of the darkened day Grew fainter, and the dash Of the outbreakers deadened. Southey.Out'break-ing, n. p. 926That which bursts forth.Out-brēast', v. t. p. 926To surpass in the power of the breast; especially, to excel in singing. Beau. & Pl.Out-brēathe', v. t. p. 926To weary by having better breath. Shak. 2. To cause to issue forth, as breath. “Out-breathed life.” Spenser.Out-brēathe', v. i. p. 926To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale.Out-brībe', v. t. p. 926To surpass in bribing.Out-brĭng', v. t. p. 926To bring or bear out.Out-bŭd', v. i. p. 926To sprout forth. Spenser.Out-build′, v. t. p. 926To exceed in building, or in durability of building.Out'-build'ing, n. p. 926A building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house or dwelling; an out-house; as, his barns and other out-buildings were destroyed by fire.Out-būrn', v. t. or i. p. 926To exceed in burning.Out'bŭrst, n. p. 926A breaking or bursting out.Out-cānt', v. t. p. 927To surpass in canting. Pope.Out'cast, a. p. 927Cast out; degraded. “Most outcast of wretches.” W. Scott.Out'cāst, n. p. 927One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond.Out'cāst-ing, n. p. 927An outcast; a vagabond. [Obs.]Out-cĕpt', prep. p. 927The same as Except. [Obs.]Out-chēat', v. t. p. 927To exceed in cheating.Out-cleār'ance, n. p. 927Clearance out of or from, as from a port.Out-climb’, v. t. p. 927To climb beyond; to surpass in climbing.Out'cōme, n. p. 927That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence. “The skepticism which forms the logical outcome common to them all.” H. Spencer.Out-cōm'pass, v. t. p. 927To exceed the limits or compass of. Bacon.Out'-cōurt, n. p. 927An outer or exterior court. “The skirts and out-courts of heaven.” South.Out-crāft', v. t. p. 927To exceed in cunning. Shak.Out'-cri'er, n. p. 927One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier; especially, one who proclaims a sale.Out'crōp, n. p. 927(Geol.) (a.) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. Lyell. (b.) That part of an inclined stratum which appears at the surface; bassett. Page.Out-crŏp', v. i. p. 927(Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; — said of strata.Out'cry, n. p. 927A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress. 2. Clamor; noisy opposition or detestation. 3. Sale at public auction. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Out-dāre’, v. t. p. 927To dare or venture beyond; to surpass in daring.Out-dāte', v. t. p. 927To antiquate; as, out-dated ceremonies. [Obs.] Hammond.Out-dāz'zle, v. t. p. 927To surpass in dazzling.Out-do', v. t. p. 927To perform beyond another; to excel; to surpass. An imposture outdoes the original. L'Estrange. I grieve to be outdone by Gay. Swift.Out-dōor', a. p. 927Being without the house; extraforaneous.Out-dōors', adv. p. 927Abroad; out of the house; out-of-doors.