outpoint
verb
out·point
| \ ˌau̇t-ˈpȯint
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outpointed;
outpointing;
outpoints
Definition of outpoint
1
: to sail closer to the wind than
2
: to win more points than (as in a boxing match)
Examples of outpoint in a Sentence
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The 15-year-old skater became the first Russian gold medalist of the games , outpointing her countrywoman, friend and training partner, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva. — Washington Post, "Oodles of oohs and ughs in the Pyeongchang Games," 6 Mar. 2018 The 15-year-old skater became the first Russian gold medalist of the games , outpointing her countrywoman, friend and training partner, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva. — Washington Post, "Oodles of oohs and ughs in the Pyeongchang Games," 6 Mar. 2018 The 15-year-old skater became the first Russian gold medalist of the games , outpointing her countrywoman, friend and training partner, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva. — Washington Post, "Oodles of oohs and ughs in the Pyeongchang Games," 6 Mar. 2018 The 15-year-old skater became the first Russian gold medalist of the games , outpointing her countrywoman, friend and training partner, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva. — Washington Post, "Oodles of oohs and ughs in the Pyeongchang Games," 6 Mar. 2018 The 15-year-old skater became the first Russian gold medalist of the games , outpointing her countrywoman, friend and training partner, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva. — Washington Post, "Oodles of oohs and ughs in the Pyeongchang Games," 6 Mar. 2018 The 15-year-old skater became the first Russian gold medalist of the games , outpointing her countrywoman, friend and training partner, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva. — Washington Post, "Oodles of oohs and ughs in the Pyeongchang Games," 6 Mar. 2018 The 15-year-old skater became the first Russian gold medalist of the games , outpointing her countrywoman, friend and training partner, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva. — Washington Post, "Oodles of oohs and ughs in the Pyeongchang Games," 6 Mar. 2018 The 15-year-old skater became the first Russian gold medalist of the games , outpointing her countrywoman, friend and training partner, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva. — Washington Post, "Oodles of oohs and ughs in the Pyeongchang Games," 6 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outpoint.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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outpoint
verb
English Language Learners Definition of outpoint
: to win more points than (an opponent) in a boxing match
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