outspan

out·span

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [verb out-span; noun out-span]
- /verb ˌaʊtˈspæn; noun ˈaʊtˌspæn/
- /ˌaʊt.ˈspæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb out-span; noun out-span]
- /verb ˌaʊtˈspæn; noun ˈaʊtˌspæn/

Definitions of outspan word

verb with object outspan to unyoke or unhitch, as oxen from a wagon. 1
verb without object outspan to remove the yoke, harness, etc., from animals. 1
noun outspan the act or a place of outspanning. 1
noun outspan (South Africa) To release oxen from harness. 1
noun outspan an area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh animals 0
noun outspan the act of unharnessing or unyoking 0

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Origin of outspan

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

1815-25; translation of Afrikaans uitspan; see out-, span2

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Parts of speech for Outspan

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Outspan

outspan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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.

outspan usage trend in Literature

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