Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Out-draw', v. t. p. 927To draw out; to extract or pull out. “He must the teeth outdraw.” Gower.Out-drēam', v. t. p. 927To dream beyond; to dream during the continuance of. “To outdream dangers.” Beau. & Fl.Out-drīnk', v. t. p. 927To exceed in drinking.Out-dūre', v. t. p. 927To endure beyond, or longer than; to outlast. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Out-dwĕll’, v. t. p. 927To dwell or stay beyond. “He outdwells his hour.” Shak.Out'er, a. p. 927Being on the outside; holding a situation in place or position further or more remote than something else; external; — opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer part of a thing; the outer court…Out'er-ly, adv. p. 927Toward the outside. [Rare.] Grew.Out'er-mōst, a. p. 927Being on the extreme external part; remotest from the midst; as, the outermost row. Engle.Out-fāçe’, v. t. p. 927To face or look out of countenance; to resist by bold looks or effrontery; to brave. “Having outfaced all the world, both about them and above them, too.” South.Out'-fall, n. p. 927A fall of water; a canal. 2. A quarrel; a falling out. [Prov. Eng.]Out-fāng'thef, n. p. 927(Anglo-Saxon & O. Eng. Law.) (a.) A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord’s fee or liberty. (b.) The privilege of trying such a thief. [Obs.] Burrill.Out-fawn', v. t. p. 927To exceed in fawning or adulation. Hudibras.Out-fēast', v. t. p. 927To exceed in feasting. Bp. Taylor.Out-fēat', v. t. p. 927To surpass in performing a feat.Out'-field, n. p. 927Arable land which is continually cropped, but is not manured. See INFIELD. [Scot.] 2. Uninclosed land situated at a distance from the homestead; a field lying far from the homestead. [Scot.]Out'fit, n. p. 927A fitting out, as of a ship for a voyage; the equipment of any one who goes out from home; hence, an allowance for the payment of expenses connected with any special service or duty.Out′fit-ter, n. p. 927One who furnishes outfits for a voyage or journey. Howitt.Out-flānk', v. t. p. 927To go beyond on the flank or side; to get the better of, as by extending one's lines beyond or around that of one's enemy.Out-flāsh', v. t. p. 927To surpass in flashing.Out-flăt'ter, v. t. p. 927To flatter more than; to exceed in flattering. “Outflatter favorites.” Donne.Out'flōw, n. p. 927A flowing out; efflux.