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outshout

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To shout louder or longer than.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To gain more attention than.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, transitive

Examples

  • This advertising campaign will outshout the competition.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

shout louder than

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: outcry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English shout English outshout From out- + shout.