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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Out-ride', v. t.p. 928To pass by riding; to ride faster than.
  2. Out-rīde′, v. i.p. 928To travel about on horseback, or in a vehicle. Addison.
  3. Out′ride, n.p. 928A riding out; an excursion; also, a place for riding out. Somerville.
  4. Out'rid-er, n.p. 928A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff. [Obs.] 2. One who travels about on horseback. 3. A servant on horseback who attends a carriage.
  5. Out′rig-ger, n.p. 928(Naut.) Any projecting spar or piece of timber for extending ropes or sails, or for other temporary purposes.
  6. Out′right, adv.p. 928Immediately; without delay; at once; instantly. 2. Completely; utterly.
  7. Out-ring', v. t.p. 928To ring louder than; to surpass or drown by the noise of ringing, as of bells.
  8. Out-rī'val, v. t.p. 928To surpass in excellence. Addison.
  9. Out-rive′, v. t.p. 928To rive; to sever; to tear apart with force. [Obs.] Fairfax.
  10. Out'rōad, n.p. 928An outride; an excursion. [Obs.] “Outrodes by the way of Judea.” Macc. xv. 41, Geneva Bible.
  11. Out-rōar', v. t.p. 928To exceed in roaring. Shak.
  12. Out-ro-mănçe', v. t.p. 928To exceed in romantic character. Their real sufferings outromanced the fictions of many errant adventurers. Fuller.
  13. Out'-rōom, n.p. 928An outer room.
  14. Out-rōot’, v. t.p. 928To eradicate; to extirpate.
  15. Out-rŭn', v. t.p. 928To exceed in running; to leave behind in running. Dryden. 2. Hence, to exceed in degree, quality, &c.; to surpass. Your zeal outruns my wishes. W. Scott.
  16. Out-rŭsh', v. t.p. 928To rush out; to issue, or run out, forcibly. “Forthwith outrushed a gust.” Garth.
  17. Out-sāil’, v. t.p. 928To sail faster than; to leave behind in sailing. Broome.
  18. Out'scāpe, n.p. 928Power of escaping. [Obs.]
  19. Out-scént', v. t.p. 928To smell stronger than; to exceed in odor. “That the perfume of this new title might outscént the stench of his treason.” Fuller.
  20. Out-scōld', v. t.p. 928To exceed in scolding; to scold more than.
  21. Out-scōrn′, v. t.p. 928To bear down or confront by contempt; to despise.
  22. Out'scour-ing, n.p. 928That which is scoured out or washed out. Buckland.
  23. Out-scout′, v. t.p. 928To drive out; to outface. [Obs.] “Outscout the grim opposition.” Marston.
  24. Out-sĕll’, v. t.p. 928To exceed in amount of sales. 2. To exceed in the prices of things sold. 3. To bring, or be sold for, a higher price.
  25. Out'-sēn'/try, n.p. 928(Mil.) A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an out-guard.
  26. Out'set, n.p. 928First entrance on any business; beginning. Every thing, almost, depends upon giving a proper direction to this outset of life. J. Hawes.
  27. Out'-sĕt'tler, n.p. 928One who settles at a distance, or away, from others.
  28. Out-shīne', v. i.p. 928To send forth brightness or luster. “Bright, outshining beams.” Shak.
  29. Out-shīne', v. t.p. 928To excel in luster or excellence. Which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. Milton.
  30. Out-shōot', v. t.p. 928To exceed in shooting. 2. To shoot beyond.
  31. Out-shūt', v. t.p. 928To shut out or exclude.
  32. Out'side, n.p. 928The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface or superficies; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; exterior; externality. There may be great…
  33. Out'side, a.p. 928On the outside; exterior; external.
  34. Out’sid’er, n.p. 928One not belonging to the concern, party, &c., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling. [Recent.]
  35. Out-sĭn’, v. t.p. 928To sin beyond; to exceed in sinning. Killingbeck.
  36. Out-sing', v. t.p. 928To surpass in singing.
  37. Out-sit', v. t.p. 928To sit beyond the time of, as an appointment; to sit longer than, as another person.
  38. Out-skip', v. t.p. 928To avoid by flight. B. Jonson.
  39. Out'skĭrt, n.p. 928Border; outpost; suburb.
  40. Out-sleep', v. t.p. 928To sleep longer than.
  41. Out-slide', v. i.p. 928To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding. At last our grating keels outside, Our good boats forward swing. J. G. Whittier.
  42. Out-sōar', v. t.p. 928To soar beyond.
  43. Out-sound', v. t.p. 928To surpass in sound.
  44. Out-spärk'le, v. t.p. 928To exceed in sparkling.
  45. Out-spēak', v. t.p. 928To speak more, longer, or louder than. Shak.
  46. Out-speed', v. t.p. 928To excel in speed. “Not only outspeed the realized miracles of steam.” Talfourd.
  47. Out'spĕnd, n.p. 928An outlay; expenditure. [Rare.] “A mere outspend of savageness.” I. Taylor.
  48. Out-spin', v. t.p. 928To spin out; to exhaust; to finish.
  49. Out-spōrt', v. t.p. 928To sport beyond; to outdo in sporting.
  50. Out-spread', v. t.p. 928To extend; to spread; to diffuse.
  51. Out'spread, p. a.p. 928Extended; expanded.
  52. Out-spring', v. i.p. 928To spring or leap out; to issue forth.
  53. Out-stānd’, v. i.p. 928To project outward from the main body. 2. To stand or remain beyond the proper time; to be abroad; hence, to be unpaid, as a debt, and the like. The whole amount of revenues . . . as well outstanding…
  54. Out-stănd’, v. t.p. 928To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding. [Rare.] 2. To stand beyond the proper time. Shak.
  55. Out-stāre', v. t.p. 928To face down; to browbeat; to outface with effrontery. I would outstare the sternest eyes that look, To win thee. Shak.
  56. Out’stărt’ing, a.p. 928Starting out. Coleridge.
  57. Out-stēp', v. t.p. 928To step or go beyond; to exceed.
  58. Out-stōrm’, v. t.p. 928To excel in storming. Insults the tempest and outstorms the skies. J. Barlow.
  59. Out'-street, n.p. 928A street in the extremities of a town.
  60. Out-strĕtch', v. t.p. 928To stretch or spread out; to expand.