Outmuscle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outmuscle is a verb meaning (transitive) To surpass in a contest involving strength.
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.”
Word Forms
- outmuscles
- outmuscling
- outmuscled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outmaster, outpower, outmatch, outmetal, overmatch, outbrave.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.