outgain

verb

Etymology

From out- + gain.

  1. derived from *waiþiz
  2. derived from *waiþanōn
  3. derived from gaaing
  4. derived from gain
  5. derived from *ḱóm
  6. derived from *ga-
  7. derived from *gagana
  8. derived from *gagną
  9. derived from gagn
  10. inherited from gayn
  11. prefixed as outgain — “out + gain

Definitions

  1. To outperform on a quantitative measurement.

    • Pittsburgh stretched it to 10-0 on a Gary Russell one-yard TD lunge in the first minute of the second quarter, at that point outgaining Arizona 147-13 yards.

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