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What (who) is outgun - definition
outgun
¦ verb (outguns, outgunning, outgunned) have more or better weaponry than.
?shoot better than.
outgun
(outguns, outgunning, outgunned)
1.
In a battle, if one army is outgunned, they are in a very weak position because the opposing army has more or better weapons.
First Airborne Division was heavily outgunned by German forces...
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
2.
If you are outgunned in a contest, you are beaten because your rival is stronger or better than you.
Clearly, the BBC is being outgunned by ITV's original drama...
He soon hit top speed to outgun all his rivals in the opening qualifying session.
VERB: be V-ed, V n
Examples of use of outgun
1. Philippoussis admitted he did not have the weapons to outgun Roddick.
2. These seasoned purveyors of pork outgun and outnumber GOP reformers such as Sen.
3. Some soldiers, interviewed during operations in recent days in eastern Baghdad, said they believe the militias outnumber and outgun Iraqi forces.
4. Last summer‘s titanic series exposed the shallow nature of Australian fast bowling resources and there is genuine concern in that country that England will arrive next winter with the same bowlers a year more experienced and outgun them again.
5. But in some other parts of Afghanistan, drug barons have posed the largest threat, using profits from the illicit harvest to finance small private armies that often outgun the under–funded and poorly–trained national police.