outscore

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ score.

Verb

outscore (third-person singular simple present outscores, present participle outscoring, simple past and past participle outscored)

1. (transitive) To score more than.
   • 2005 September 30, Katrin Bennhold, “She thinks a woman's place is in the Elysée”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Hollande is another possible candidate to succeed President Jacques Chirac - but Royal consistently outscores him in opinion polls.

   • 2009 October 11, Paul Stenquist, “A Market for Cars Born to Run”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     But the car that outscored them all was the outrageous, wheelstanding Little Red Wagon pickup, which went for more than half a million dollars.

   • 2024 May 27, Allan Mitchell, “Breaking down Connor McDavid’s impact on the Oilers’ playoff run”, in The New York Times‎^[3]:

     Here’s a look at McDavid’s scoring and outscoring numbers from the last three regular seasons, the previous two playoff runs and then this year’s postseason totals.

   • 2024 July 27, Maggie Astor, “Your Guide to Olympic Gymnastics: Vault”, in The New York Times‎^[4]:

     A gymnast who performs a difficult vault with some flaws can outscore one who does an easier vault cleanly.

Anagrams

• ecotours, score out, toe scour