outjump
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outjump (third-person singular simple present outjumps, present participle outjumping, simple past and past participle outjumped)
- (transitive) To jump better than; particularly higher than, or further than.
- 2017 June 11, Ben Fisher, “England seal Under-20 World Cup glory as Dominic Calvert-Lewin strikes”, in the Guardian[1]:
- It was a goal that showcased all of the 20-year-old’s qualities as he outjumped Nahuel Ferraresi to win the header and shot at Faríñez with his right foot before slotting home the rebound with his left.
- 1865, Mark Twain, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County:
- 'Well,' Smiley says, easy and careless, 'he's good enough for one thing, I should judge — he can outjump any frog in Calaveras Country.'