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noun
A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: architecture
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: fieldwork
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To work more, faster, or harder than (someone else).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: outdo
verb
To work out to a finish; to complete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: defensive structure, defense, defence
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English outwork From out- + work.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
