Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Syn. -- Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious; monstrous; wanton; nefarious; heinous. -- Out*ra"geous*ly (#), adv. -- Out*ra"geous*ness, n.

Outrance

Ou`trance" (?), n. [F. See OutrÉ.] The utmost or last extremity. Combat à outrance, a fight to the end, or to the death.

Outrank

Out*rank" (?), v. t. To exceed in rank; hence, to take precedence of.

Outray

Out*ray" (?), v. t. To outshine. [R.] Skelton.

Outray

Out*ray", v. i. To spread out in array. [Obs.]

And now they outray to your fleet. Chapman.

Outraye

Out*raye" (?), v. i. See Outrage, v. i. [Obs.]

This warn I you, that ye not suddenly Out of yourself for no woe should outraye. Chaucer.

Outraze

Out*raze" (?), v. t. To obliterate. [Obs.] Sandys.

Outré

Ou`tré" (?), a. [F., p. p. of outrer to exaggerate, fr. L. ultra beyond. See Outrage.] Being out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre.

Outreach

Out*reach" (?), v. t. To reach beyond.

Outreason

Out*rea"son (?), v. t. To excel or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than. South.

Outreckon

Out*reck"on (?), v. t. To exceed in reckoning or computation. Bp. Pearson.

Outrecuidance

Ou`tre*cui`dance" (?), n. [F., fr. outre beyond + cuider to think, L. cogitare.] Excessive presumption. [R.] B. Jonson.

Outrede

Out*rede" (?), v. t. To surpass in giving rede, or counsel. [Obs.] See Atrede. Chaucer.

Outreign

Out*reign" (?), v. t. To go beyond in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than. [R.] Spenser.

Outride

Out*ride" (?), v. t. To surpass in speed of riding; to ride beyond or faster than. Shak.

Outride

Out"ride`, n.

1. A riding out; an excursion. [R.]

2. A place for riding out. [R.]

Outrider

Out"rid`er (?), n.

1. A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff. [Obs.]

2. One who rides out on horseback. [Obs.] Chaucer.

3. A servant on horseback attending a carriage.

Outrigger

Out"rig`ger (?), n.

1. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle.

2. (Naut.) (a) A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat. (b) A boat thus equipped. (c) A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.

Outright

Out"right` (?), adv.

1. Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed outright.

2. Completely; utterly. Cardinal Manning.

Outring

Out*ring" (?), v. t. To excel in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.

Outrival

Out*ri"val (?), v. t. To surpass in a rivalry.

Outrive

Out*rive" (?), v. t. To river; to sever. [Obs.] Fairfax.

Outroad, Outrode

Out"road`, Out"rode` (?), n. An excursion. [Obs.] Outrodes by the ways of Judea." Macc. xv. 41 (Geneva Bible).
Outroar
Out*roar" (?), v. t. To exceed in roaring.
Outromance
Out`ro*mance" (?), v. t. To exceed in romantic character. [R.] Fuller.
Outroom
Out"room` (?), n. An outer room. [R.] Fuller.
Outroot
Out*root" (?), v. t. To eradicate; to extirpate.
Outrun
Out*run" (?), v. t. [imp. Outran (?); p. p. Outrun; p. pr. & vb. n. Outrunning.] To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond.
Your zeal outruns my wishes. Sir W. Scott.

The other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulcher. Jhon xx. 4.

Outrunner
Out*run"ner (?), n. An offshoot; a branch. [R.] Some outrunner of the river." Lauson.
Outrush
Out*rush" (?), v. i. To rush out; to issue, or ru out, forcibly. Garth.
Outsail
Out*sail" (?), v. t. To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than. Beau. & Fl.
Outscent
Out*scent" (?), v. t. To exceed in odor. Fuller.
Outscold
Out*scold" (?), v. t. To exceed in scolding. Shak.
Outscorn
Out*scorn" (?), v. t. To confront, or subdue, with greater scorn. Shak.
Outscouring
Out"scour`ing (?), n. That which is scoured out o washed out. Buckland.
Outscout
Out*scout" (?), v. t. To overpower by disdain; to outface. [Obs.] Marston.
Outsee
Out*see" (?), v. t. To see beyond; to excel in cerainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight.
Outsell
Out*sell" (?), v. t.
1. To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than.
2. To exceed in the price of selling; to fetch more than; to exceed in value. Fuller. Shak.
Outsentry
Out"sen`try (?), n. (Mil.) A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an outguard.
Outset
Out"set` (?), n. A setting out, starting, or beginning. The outset of a political journey." Burke.
Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. J. Hawes.

Outsettler
Out"set`tler (?), n. One who settles at a distance, or away, from others.
Outshine
Out*shine" (?), v. i. To shine forth. Bright, outshining beams." Shak.
Outshine
Out*shine", v. t. To excel in splendor.
A throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. Milton.

Outshoot
Out*shoot" (?), v. t. To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond. Bacon.
Men are resolved never to outshoot their forefathers' mark. Norris.

Outshut
Out*shut" (?), v. t. To shut out. [R.] Donne.
Outside
Out"side` (?), n.
1. The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior.
There may be great need of an outside where there is little or nothing within. South.

Created beings see nothing but our outside. Addison.

2. The part or space which lies without an inclosure; the outer side, as of a door, walk, or boundary.
I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the family standing on the outside. Spectator.

3. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.; the utmost; as, it may last a week at the outside.
4. One who, or that which, is without; hence, an outside passenger, as distinguished from one who is inside. See Inside, n. 3. [Colloq. Eng.]
Outside
Out"side` (?), a.
1. Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; superficial.
2. Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc.; as, an outside estimate. [Colloq.] Outside finish (Arch.), a term for the minor parts, as corner boards, hanging stiles, etc., required to complete the exterior of a wooden building; -- rare in masonry.
Outside
Out"side` (?), adv. or prep. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the coach; he stayed outside.
Outsider
Out`sid"er (?), n.
1. One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling. [Recent] A. Trollope.
2. A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside.
3. A horse which is not a favorite in the betting. [Cant]
Outsing
Out*sing" (?), v. t. To surpass in singing.
Outsit
Out*sit" (?), v. t. To remain sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to outstay.
Outskirt
Out"skirt` (?), n. A part remote from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually in the plural; as, the outskirts of a town. Wordsworth.
The outskirts of his march of mystery. Keble.

Outsleep
Out*sleep" (?), v. t. To exceed in sleeping. Shak.
Outslide
Out*slide" (?), v. i. To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding. [Poetic]
At last our grating keels outslide. Whittier.

Outsoar
Out*soar" (?), v. t. To soar beyond or above.
Outsole
Out"sole` (?), n. The outside sole of a boot or shoe.
Outsound
Out*sound" (?), v. t. To surpass in sounding.
Outspan
Out*span" (?), v. t. & i. [D. uitspannen.] To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon. [S. Africa]
Outsparkle
Out*spar"kle (?), v. t. To exceed in sparkling.
Outspeak
Out*speak" (?), v. t.
1. To exceed in speaking.
2. To speak openly or boldly. T. Campbell.
3. To express more than. Shak.
Outspeed
Out*speed" (?), v. t. To excel in speed.
Outspeed the realized miracles of steam. Talfourd.

Outspend
Out"spend` (?), n. Outlay; expenditure. [R.]
A mere outspend of savageness. I. Taylor.

Outspin
Out*spin" (?), v. t. To spin out; to finish.
Outspoken
Out*spo"ken (?), a. Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; as, an outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke. -- Out*spo"ken*ness, n.
Outsport
Out*sport" (?), v. t. To exceed in sporting. [R.] Not to outsport discretion." Shak.
Outspread
Out*spread" (?), v. t. To spread out; to expand; -- usually as a past part. ∨ adj.
Outspring
Out*spring" (?), v. i. To spring out; to issue.
Outstand
Out*stand" (?), v. i. To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing out.
Outstand
Out*stand", v. t.
1. To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding. [R.] Woodward.
2. To stay beyond. I have outstood my time." Shak.
Outstanding
Out*stand"ing, a. That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations.
Revenues . . . as well outstanding as collected. A. Hamilton.

Outstare
Out*stare" (?), v. t. To excel or overcome in staring; to face down.
I would outstare the sternest eyes that look. Shak.

Outstart
Out*start" (?), v. i. To start out or up. Chaucer.
Outstay
Out*stay" (?), v. t. To stay beyond or longer than.
She concluded to outstay him. Mad. D' Arblay.

Outstep
Out*step" (?), v. t. To exceed in stepping.
Outstorm
Out*storm" (?), v. t. To exceed in storming.
Insults the tempest and outstorms the skies. J. Barlow.

Outstreet
Out"street` (?), n. A street remote from the center of a town. Johnson.
Outstretch
Out*stretch" (?), v. t. To stretch out. Milton.
Outstride
Out*stride" (?), v. t. To surpass in striding.
Outstrike
Out*strike" (?), v. t. To strike out; to strike faster than. Shak.
Outstrip
Out*strip" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outstripped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Outstripping.] To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behing.
Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours. Southey.

He still outstript me in the race. Tennyson.

Outsuffer
Out*suf"fer (?), v. t. To exceed in suffering.
Outswear
Out*swear" (?), v. t. To exceed in swearing.
Outsweeten
Out*sweet"en (?), v. t. To surpass in sweetness. [R.] Shak.
Outswell
Out*swell" (?), v. t.
1. To exceed in swelling.
2. To swell beyond; to overflow. [Obs.] Hewyt.
Outtake
Out*take" (?), prep. Except. [Obs.] R. of Brunne.
Outtaken
Out*tak"en (?), p. p. or prep. Excepted; save. [Obs.] Wyclif. Chaucer.
Outtalk
Out*talk" (?), v. t. To overpower by talking; to exceed in talking; to talk down. Shak.
Outtell
Out*tell" (?), v. t. To surpass in telling, counting, or reckoning. I have outtold the clock." Beau. & Fl.
Outterm
Out"term` (?), n. An external or superficial thing; outward manner; superficial remark, etc. [Obs.]
Not to bear cold forms, nor men's outterms. B. Jonson.

Outthrow
Out*throw" (?), v. t.
1. To throw out. Spenser.
2. To excel in throwing, as in ball playing.
Outtoil
Out*toil" (?), v. t. To exceed in toiling.
Outtongue
Out*tongue" (?), v. t. To silence by talk, clamor, or noise. [R.] Shak.
Outtop
Out*top" (?), v. t. To overtop. [Obs.]
Outtravel
Out*trav"el (?), v. t. To exceed in speed o distance traveled. Mad. D' Arblay.
Outtwine
Out*twine" (?), v. t. To disentangle. [Obs.]
Outvalue
Out*val"ue (?), v. t. To exceed in value. Boyle.
Outvenom
Out*ven"om (?), v. t. To exceed in venom.
Outvie
Out*vie" (?), v. t. To exceed in vying. Dryden.
Outvillain
Out*vil"lain (?), v. t. To exceed in villainy.
Outvoice
Out*voice" (?), v. t. To exceed in noise. Shak.
Outvote
Out*vote" (?), v. t. To exceed in the number of votes given; to defeat by votes. South.
Outwalk
Out*walk" (?), v. t. To excel in walking; to leave behind in walking. B. Jonson.
Outwall
Out"wall` (?), n. The exterior wall; the outside surface, or appearance. Shak.
Outward, Outwards
Out"ward (?), Out"wards (?), adv. [AS. teweard. See Out, and -ward, -wards.] From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward.
The wrong side may be turned outward. Shak.

Light falling on them is not reflected outwards. Sir I. Newton.
Outward bound, bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to homeward bound.
Outward
Out"ward, a.
1. Formmg the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. Cor. iv. 16.

2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public. Sins outward." Chaucer.
An outward honor for an in ward toil. Shak.

3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war. [Obs.] Hayward.
4. Tending to the exterior or outside.
The fire will force its outward way. Dryden.
-- Out"ward*ly, adv. -- Out"ward*ness, n. Outward stroke. (Steam Engine) See under Stroke.
Outward
Out"ward, n. External form; exterior. [R.]
So fair an outward and such stuff within. Shak.

Outwards
Out"wards (?), adv. See Outward, adv.
Outwatch
Out*watch" (?), v. t. To exceed in watching.
Outway
Out"way` (?), n. A way out; exit. [R.]
In divers streets and outways multiplied. P. Fletcher.

Outwear
Out*wear" (?), v. t.
1. To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing. Milton.
2. To last longer than; to outlast; as, this cloth will outwear the other. If I the night outwear." Pope.
Outweary
Out*wea"ry (?), v. t. To weary out. Cowley.
Outweed
Out*weed" (?), v. t. To weed out. [Obs.]
Outweep
Out*weep" (?), v. t. To exceed in weeping.
Outweigh
Out*weigh" (?), v. t. To exceed in weight or value.
Outwell
Out*well" (?), v. t. To pour out. [Obs.] Spenser.
Outwell
Out*well", v. i. To issue forth. Thomson.
Outwent
Out*went" (?), imp. of Outgo.
Outwhore
Out*whore" (?), v. t. To exceed in lewdness.
Outwin
Out*win" (?), v. t. To win a way out of. [Obs.]
Outwind
Out*wind" (?), v. t. To extricate by winding; to unloose. [R.] Spenser. Dr. H. More.
Outwing
Out*wing" (?), v. t. To surpass, exceed, or outstrip in flying. Garth.
Outwit
Out*wit" (?), v. t. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft.
They did so much outwit and outwealth us ! Gauden.

Outwit
Out"wit (?), n. The faculty of acquiring wesdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Outwoe
Out*woe" (?), v. t. To exceed in woe. [Obs.]
Outwork
Out*work" (?), v. t. To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
Outwork
Out"work` (?), n. (Fort.) A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. Wilhelm.
Outworth
Out*worth" (?), v. t. To exceed in worth. [R.]
Outwrest
Out*wrest" (?), v. t. To extort; to draw from or forth by violence. [Obs.] Spenser.
Outwrite
Out*write" (?), v. t. To exceed or excel in writing.
Outzany
Out*za"ny (?), v. t. To exceed in buffoonery. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Ouvarovite
Ou*va"ro*vite (?), n. [Named from the Russian Count Uvaroff.] (Min.) Chrome garnet.
Ouze
Ouze (?), n. & v. See Ooze. [Obs.]
Ouzel
Ou"zel (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as Ousel.
The mellow ouzel fluted in the elm. Tennyson.

Ova
O"va (?), n. pl. See Ovum.
Oval
O"val (?), a. [F. ovale, fr. L. ovum egg. Cf. Egg, Ovum.]
1. Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions. [Obs.]
2. Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.
3. (Bot.) Broadly elliptical. Oval chuck (Mech.), a lathe chuck so constructed that work attached to it, and cut by the turning tool in the usual manner, becomes of an oval form.
Oval
O"val, n. A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse. Cassinian oval (Geom.), the locus of a point the product of whose distances from two fixed points is constant; -- so called from Cassini, who first investigated the curve. Thus, in the diagram, if P moves so that P A.P B is constant, the point P describes a Cassinian oval. The locus may consist of a single closed line, as shown by the dotted line, or of two equal ovals about the points A and B. <-- Illustr. of Cassinian Oval -->