outshoot
/aʊtˈʃuːt/
verb
- To shoot better or more accurately than someone else, especially in sports like basketball or archery.
- The home team outshot their opponents 85 to 62 in the basketball game.
- Even though he was nervous, the young hunter outshot his experienced father at the target range.
- She outshot every other archer in the tournament to win the gold medal.
- To shoot or project something beyond a target or limit.
- Be careful not to outshoot the net when practicing your free throws.
- The fireworks rocket outshot its expected height and disappeared into the clouds.
- The cannonball outshot the intended landing zone and landed in the river.
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