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outwork

[ verb out-wurk; noun out-wurk ]

verb (used with object)

outworked or outwrought, outworking.
  1. to work harder, better, or faster than.
  2. to work out or carry on to a conclusion; finish:

    a problem to be outworked in after generations.

  3. Archaic. to outdo in workmanship.


noun

  1. a minor defense built or established outside the principal fortification limits.

outwork

noun

  1. often plural defences which lie outside main defensive works
  2. work performed away from the factory, office, etc, by which it has been commissioned
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to work better, harder, etc, than
  2. to work out to completion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܳˌɴǰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dzܳwǰİ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of outwork1

1200–50; Middle English: to complete; out-, work
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We spoke after the first season of “Mo” came out and you talked about how as an immigrant, your mentality is you have to outwork everybody.

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“She runs harder and runs faster than her opponents. Nobody’s going to outwork her.”

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At 64, he could outwork any reporter half his age.

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“At the time I was just trying to outwork everybody.”

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Mr. Trump lost Iowa in 2016 and his rivals, especially Mr. DeSantis, had a chance to outwork him in the state.

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