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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Out-flōw', v. i. p. 927To flow out.Out-flȳ', v. t. p. 927To surpass in flying. “Winged with fear outflies the wind.” Waller.Out-fōōl', v. t. p. 927To exceed in folly. Young.Out'fôrm, n. p. 927External appearance. [Obs.]Out-frown', v. t. p. 927To frown down; to overbear by frowning. Shak.Out'-fū'ner-al, n. p. 927A funeral held at a distance or away. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Out'gāte, n. p. 927An outlet; a passage outward. [Obs.]Out-gāze', v. t. p. 927To surpass in gazing, or in sharpness of sight; to see further than. [Rare.]Out-ġĕn'er-al, v. t. p. 927To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior military skill.Out-ġĭve', v. t. p. 927To surpass in giving. Dryden.Out-gō', v. t. p. 927To go beyond; to advance before in going; to go faster than. 2. To surpass; to excel. Dryden. 3. To circumvent; to overreach. Denham.Out-gō', v. i. p. 927To go out; to come to an end; to terminate.Out'go, n. p. 927That which goes out; outlay; expenditure; — the opposite of income.Out'go-er, n. p. 927One who goes out or departs.Out'go-ing, n. p. 927The act or the state of going out. Ps. lxv. 8. 2. That which goes out; outgo; outlay. 3. The closing portion; the limit; the border; the end; — hence, the complete thing. The outgoings of the border…Out-grĭn', v. t. p. 927To surpass in grinning. Addison.Out'-ground, n. p. 927Ground situated at a distance.Out-grōw', v. t. p. 927To surpass in growth. 2. To grow out of; to become too large to make use of, or too old or infirm to exhibit; as, to outgrow clothing; to outgrow usefulness or efficiency.Out'grōwth, n. p. 927Growth to excess, or beyond the limits of any thing. 2. That which has grown out or proceeded from any thing; offshoot; result.Out'guärd, n. p. 927(Mil.) A guard at a distance from the main body of an army; or a guard at the furthest distance; hence, any thing for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.Out-gŭsh', v. i. p. 927To gush out; to flow forth.Out'haul, n. p. 927(Naut.) A rope used for hauling out the clew of a boom-sail. Dana.Out-Hĕr'od, v. t. p. 927To surpass in violence or cruelty; to excel in the resemblance to Herod; hence, to go beyond in any excess of evil or deformity; to surpass. “Out-Heroding the preposterous fashions of the times.” W.…Out-hīre', v. t. p. 927To hire out. [Obs.] Spenser.Out'house, n. p. 927A small house or building at a little distance from the main house; an out-building.Out'ing, n. p. 927The act of going out; an airing. 2. That which goes out; an evacuation. 3. A feast given to his friends by an apprentice when he is out of his time. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Out-jĕst', v. t. p. 927To overpower by jesting; to surpass in jesting. Shak.Out'jet, n. p. 927That which projects from any thing. H. Miller.Out-jŭg'gle, v. t. p. 927To surpass in juggling. Bp. Hall.Out-knāve', v. t. p. 927To surpass in knavery. L’Estrange.Out-lā'bor, v. t. p. 927To exceed or surpass in laboring.Out'land, a. p. 927Foreign. [Obs.] Strutt.