outjump
verb
out·jump
| \ ˌau̇t-ˈjəmp
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outjumped;
outjumping;
outjumps
Definition of outjump
: to outdo in jumping : to jump higher or farther than
… arched a deep pass to Matthews, who for the third time in the game, outjumped a defender … for the 45-yard reception.— Randy Covitz
Examples of outjump in a Sentence
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That’s where Quiroga beat Tijuana’s Julian Velazquez to the ball, outjumping the Argentine Xolos defender. — Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Defense lets Xolos down at Necaxa," 31 Aug. 2019 Umtiti, who was four years old when captain Zinedine Zidane lifted the World Cup in Saint-Denis, outjumped Marouane Fellaini to head Antoine Griezmann's corner past Courtois and break Belgium's resistance. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "France edges Belgium to reach World Cup final," 10 July 2018 Umtiti, who was four years old when captain Zinedine Zidane lifted the World Cup in Saint-Denis, outjumped Marouane Fellaini to head Antoine Griezmann's corner past Courtois and break Belgium's resistance. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "France edges Belgium to reach World Cup final," 10 July 2018 Umtiti, who was four years old when captain Zinedine Zidane lifted the World Cup in Saint-Denis, outjumped Marouane Fellaini to head Antoine Griezmann's corner past Courtois and break Belgium's resistance. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "France edges Belgium to reach World Cup final," 10 July 2018 Umtiti, who was four years old when captain Zinedine Zidane lifted the World Cup in Saint-Denis, outjumped Marouane Fellaini to head Antoine Griezmann's corner past Courtois and break Belgium's resistance. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "France edges Belgium to reach World Cup final," 10 July 2018 Umtiti, who was four years old when captain Zinedine Zidane lifted the World Cup in Saint-Denis, outjumped Marouane Fellaini to head Antoine Griezmann's corner past Courtois and break Belgium's resistance. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "France edges Belgium to reach World Cup final," 10 July 2018 The ball popped up and Perisic outjumped Tripper to head the ball behind the defense. — Ronald Blum, BostonGlobe.com, "Croatia reaches first World Cup final," 11 July 2018 The ball popped up, and Perisic outjumped Trippier to head the ball toward goal. — Ronald Blum, The Christian Science Monitor, "Croatia will make its first-ever appearance in World Cup final," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outjump.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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