What does outmuscle mean?
Outmuscle means (transitive) To surpass in a contest involving strength..
Outmuscle
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(transitive) To surpass in a contest involving strength..
Example Sentences
UConn barreled through the West Regional, pummeling Purdue in the semifinals and outmuscling Missouri in the final.
For most of the game they were outmuscled and outplayed, which left them bruised, physically and emotionally. […] “They just outmuscled us,” Knicks Coach Jeff Hornacek said. “Outmuscled and then, for a stretch, out-hustled.”
Synonyms for outmuscle
Antonyms for outmuscle
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Word Forms
- outmuscles
- outmuscling
- outmuscled
Usage Notes
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UConn barreled through the West Regional, pummeling Purdue in the semifinals and outmuscling Missouri in the final.
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