out|gun

out|gun
out|gun «owt GUHN», transitive verb, -gunned, -gun|ning.
1. to have more weapons than (the opposition): »

The Battle of the River Plate, in which three outgunned cruisers took on the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee (Daily Telegraph).

2. to outshoot: »

Viewers will not be surprised that Cooper outfoxes and outguns every one of that old gang of his (Time).

3. Figurative. to defeat: »

Columbia outgunned Yale in the second half today (New York Times).


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