Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [verb out-shoot; noun out-shoot]
- /verb ˌaʊtˈʃut; noun ˈaʊtˌʃut/
- /aʊtʃˈuːt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [verb out-shoot; noun out-shoot]
- /verb ˌaʊtˈʃut; noun ˈaʊtˌʃut/
Definitions of outshoot word
- verb with object outshoot to surpass in shooting, as in accuracy or in number of shots made. 1
- verb with object outshoot to shoot beyond. 1
- verb with object outshoot to shoot (something) out; send forth: a tree outshooting its roots. 1
- verb without object outshoot to shoot forth; project: sparks outshooting from the fire. 1
- noun outshoot an act or instance of shooting out: an outshoot of his fist that staggered his opponent. 1
- noun outshoot something that shoots out: a row of outshoots from the soil. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of outshoot
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; out- + shoot1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Outshoot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outshoot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
outshoot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with o
- Words starting with ou
- Words starting with out
- Words starting with outs
- Words starting with outsh
- Words starting with outsho
- Words starting with outshoo
- Words starting with outshoot