outgun

outgun

See also: out-gun

English

Alternative forms

• out-gun

Etymology

out- +‎ gun

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌaʊtˈɡʌn/

Verb

outgun (third-person singular simple present outguns, present participle outgunning, simple past and past participle outgunned)

1. (transitive) To defeat in terms of firepower.
   • 1917, H.G. Wells, War and the Future,

     Two can play at destructive industrialism, and now we out-gun you. We are piling up munitions now faster than you.

   • 1922, Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood,

     "Boarding is our only chance here. We are too heavily outgunned."

   • 1994, Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address,

     There is no sporting purpose on earth that should stop the United States Congress from banishing assault weapons that outgun police and cut down children.