Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outgun

/ˌaʊtˈɡʌn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: out-gun
IPA: /ˌaʊtˈɡʌn/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To defeat in terms of firepower.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Two can play at destructive industrialism, and now we out-gun you. We are piling up munitions now faster than you."
""Boarding is our only chance here. We are too heavily outgunned.""
"There is no sporting purpose on earth that should stop the United States Congress from banishing assault weapons that outgun police and cut down children."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English gun English outgun From out- + gun.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

outguns (present, singular) outgunning (participle, present) outgunned (participle, past) outgunned (past) out-gun (alternative)

Rhymes With

one old one done doesn't run everyone over and done fun son won hit and run hard-won

Questions

How do you pronounce outgun?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaʊtˈɡʌn/.
What does outgun mean?: To defeat in terms of firepower.
Where does outgun come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English gun English outgun From out- + gun.

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