outdraw

out·draw

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out-draw]
- /ˌaʊtˈdrɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out-draw]
- /ˌaʊtˈdrɔ/

Definitions of outdraw word

verb with object outdraw to draw a gun, revolver, etc., from a holster, faster than (an opponent or competitor): She could outdraw any member of the club. 1
verb with object outdraw to prove a greater attraction than; exceed in attracting an audience, patrons, attention, etc.: She outdraws all male stars at the box office. 1
noun outdraw (of a person or event) attract a larger crowd than (another person or event). 1
transitive verb outdraw pull out a gun faster than 1
transitive verb outdraw attract more audience than 1
verb outdraw to draw (a gun) faster than 0

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Origin of outdraw

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; out- + draw

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Parts of speech for Outdraw

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Outdraw

outdraw popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

outdraw usage trend in Literature

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