Outfights

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Engaging in physical combat to surpass an opponent in skill or strength, demonstrating superiority in a fight
2. overcoming rivals through superior resilience or tactical prowess in confrontations
3. achieving victory over competitors in a series of challenges or contests, often by means of strategic advantage

Etymology: The word is a simple formation: the prefix "out-", meaning "beyond" or "surpassing," attached to "fight." Old English "ūt" was an adverb meaning "outside" or "away," and by Middle English "out" had come to carry the sense of exceeding or getting the better of someone. Adding it to "fight" gave a verb meaning to beat an opponent in combat or contest, with the sense of surpassing the other side. "Outfights" is simply the third-person singular present form of that verb, so it describes someone who beats rivals in a fight, or in a contest of any kind, and leaves them clearly behind.

Synonyms: outbattles, outboxes, outmatches, outperforms

Antonyms: loses to, underperforms