📖 O — The English dictionary · page 18

outpace — Everyday, meaning 1: To go faster than someone or something, so that you get ahead.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To grow, rise or improve faster than something else.↗ e.g. "Prices outpaced wages."↗ Example: The cheetah can outpace any other land animal.↗ · Mia outpaced the boys on the last lap.↗ · Our school's reading scores outpaced the rest of the town this year.↗ · The fox outpaced the hounds and escaped.↗ · Weeds can outpace the vegetables if you do not pull them.↗ · The train easily outpaced the cars on the road beside it.↗

outplacement — Everyday, meaning 1: (euphemism, jargon) help paid by a company to workers it has fired, to find new jobs.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (euphemism) the firing itself, described politely.↗ Example: The company offered outplacement services to the laid-off staff.↗ · Outplacement includes help writing CVs and practice interviews.↗ · After the factory closed, workers got three months of outplacement.↗ · «Outplacement» sounds nice, but it means you lost your job.↗ · She works for an outplacement firm.↗ · The letter said I'd been «selected for outplacement».↗

output — Everyday, meaning 1: The amount of something that is made or produced.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (computers) What a computer or machine gives out, like words on a screen or a printout.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths) The number that comes out of a function machine.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) To produce or give out.↗ Example: If the input is 4 and the rule is add 5, the output is 9.↗ · The printer is an output device.↗ · The factory's output doubled this year.↗ · The speakers output the sound.↗ · Solar panels have a lower output on cloudy days.↗ · Write the output for each input in the table.↗

outrage — Everyday, meaning 1: noun.↗ e.g. A very strong feeling of anger and shock because something seems deeply unfair or wrong.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: noun: An act that is so cruel, wrong or shocking that it makes people very angry.↗ e.g. "The attack was an outrage."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: verb.↗ e.g. To make people feel very angry and shocked.↗ Example: There was outrage when the council closed the library.↗ · "It's an outrage!" shouted Dad when the price of crisps went up again.↗ · The fans were outraged by the referee's decision.↗ · Burning the forest was an outrage against nature.↗ · People wrote letters to show their outrage.↗ · She gasped in outrage when her brother ate her birthday cake.↗ · The cruel treatment of the animals outraged the whole village.↗ · Katoma submitted patiently to the outrage.↗

outrageous — Everyday, meaning 1: Outrageous means very shocking, wild or cruel, far beyond what is fair or proper.↗ Example: That is an outrageous lie!↗ · They made an outrageous noise with pots and spoons.↗ · The price in the shop was outrageous.↗

outright — Everyday, meaning 1: Complete and total, with no doubt: «an outright winner», «an outright lie».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adverb) Openly and directly: «She told him outright».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adverb) Completely, at once: «He was killed outright»; «They bought the house outright» (paid all of it at once).↗ Example: She was the outright winner of the race.↗ · That's an outright lie!↗ · He refused outright to eat the sprouts.↗ · Alice laughed outright at the Gryphon.↗ · (money) They paid for the car outright.↗ · Ask her outright if she took it.↗ · The team won the cup outright.↗ · Everybody expected to see the boy killed outright.↗

outrun — Everyday, meaning 1: To run faster or further than someone, so you get away or win.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To grow or go beyond something: «Our spending outran our money».↗ Example: The rabbit outran the fox and escaped.↗ · Can you outrun your big brother?↗ · A cheetah can outrun any other land animal over a short distance.↗ · You can't outrun a tsunami, so go to high ground at once.↗ · She outran all the defenders and scored.↗ · The gingerbread man thought he could outrun everyone.↗ · “He can outrun the wind,” cried Fionn.↗

outset — Everyday, meaning 1: The outset is the start or beginning of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «At the outset» means at the start; «from the outset» means from the start.↗ Example: From the outset, she knew she would win.↗ · At the outset of the trip we had lots of energy.↗ · Make the rules clear at the outset.↗ · There were problems from the outset.↗ · (formal) At the outset, the tank contained 50 litres.↗ · He was nervous at the outset but soon relaxed.↗

outshine — Everyday, meaning 1: To outshine someone or something is to be much better or more impressive than them.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To outshine is to shine more brightly than something else.↗ Example: The new pupil outshone everyone in the spelling bee.↗ · Venus outshines all the stars at dusk.↗ · Cinderella outshone her stepsisters at the ball.↗ · The goalkeeper outshone the strikers in the final.↗ · Don't try to outshine your friends; enjoy their success too.↗ · The full Moon outshone the faint stars.↗ · When they came to the end of their journey, they started building of this castle which was to outshine all others.↗

outside — Everyday, meaning 1: Outside means not inside, out in the open air.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The outside of a box or house is its outer part or surface.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Outside a place means near it but not in it: outside the school gates.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Outside can mean beyond a limit: outside school hours.↗ Example: 6 children play outside and 4 play inside.↗ · How many are outside the circle?↗ · The outside of the box is painted blue.↗ · 3 dogs went outside.↗ · Let's go outside and play.↗ · It is cold outside, so wear a coat.↗ · Wait outside the classroom, please.↗ · The outside of a walnut is hard, but the inside is soft.↗ · Nobody is allowed in outside opening hours.↗ · “Leave that dog outside,” said the servant.↗ · or does exist outside of Himself ; His substance is the foundation of all, and all things bear His imprint and are symbols of His intelligence."↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Yet He is not only that form; for nothing can [p. 9] or does exist outside of Himself; His substance is the foundation of all, and all things bear His imprint and are symbols of His intelligence."↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the outside; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about.↗ (Prophets JER.52.23, JPS 1917)↗ · All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.↗ (Prophets 1KI.7.9, JPS 1917)↗

outsider — Everyday, meaning 1: An outsider is a person who does not belong to a group, or is not accepted by it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An outsider is someone from another place or organisation, not part of it.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (sport, betting) An outsider is a person, team or horse that is not expected to win.↗ Example: On my first day at the new school, I felt like an outsider.↗ · The village did not welcome outsiders.↗ · Our team was the outsider, but we won the cup!↗ · An outsider can sometimes see the problem more clearly.↗ · The horse was a complete outsider.↗ · Try to include anyone who looks like an outsider.↗

outskirts — Everyday, meaning 1: The outskirts of a town or city are the parts at its edge, furthest from the centre.↗ Example: We live on the outskirts of Manchester.↗ · The big supermarket is on the outskirts of town.↗ · A spooky old house stood on the outskirts of the village.↗ · The airport is on the outskirts of the city.↗ · Farms begin where the outskirts end.↗ · The army camped on the outskirts of Rome.↗ · When he came to the outskirts, he called ‘Iron Hans’ three times so loudly that it echoed through the trees.↗ · Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him!↗ (Writings JOB.26.14, JPS 1917)↗

outsmart — Everyday, meaning 1: To outsmart someone is to beat them by being cleverer or trickier.↗ Example: The little mouse outsmarted the fox in the deep dark wood.↗ · She outsmarted me at chess with a clever move.↗ · The squirrel outsmarted our bird feeder.↗ · Scammers try to outsmart people, so never share your password.↗ · The detective outsmarted the thief.↗ · Brer Rabbit outsmarted Brer Fox again.↗

outspread — Everyday, meaning 1: Outspread means spread out wide and open.↗ Example: The bird landed with its wings outspread.↗ · She ran towards us with her arms outspread.↗ · The map lay outspread on the table.↗ · or look unto the earth, behold distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and outspread thick darkness.↗ (Prophets ISA.8.22, JPS 1917)↗

outstanding — Everyday, meaning 1: Outstanding means extremely good, much better than most.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Outstanding means not yet paid, done or sorted out: outstanding homework, an outstanding bill.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Outstanding can mean standing out, easy to notice.↗ Example: Your science project is outstanding!↗ · She won an award for outstanding effort.↗ · The view from the top was outstanding.↗ · There are two pieces of homework still outstanding.↗ · The bill of $80 had $25 outstanding.↗ · He is an outstanding swimmer.↗ · We need to sort out the outstanding problems before the trip.↗ · The school was rated outstanding by the inspectors.↗

outstretched — Everyday, meaning 1: Stretched out as far as possible, usually said of arms, hands, wings or legs.↗ Example: Grandma waited at the door with outstretched arms.↗ · The eagle glided with its wings outstretched.↗ · He reached for the rope with an outstretched hand.↗ · Lie on the mat with your legs outstretched.↗ · The little boy ran into his dad's outstretched arms.↗ · The beggar held out an outstretched cup.↗ · Without a moment’s hesitation the clown grasped the black outstretched hand.↗ · Yet they are Thy people and Thine inheritance, that Thou didst bring out by Thy great power and by Thy outstretched arm.'↗ (Torah DEU.9.29, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders.↗ (Torah DEU.26.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And know ye this day; for I speak not with your children that have not known, and that have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, His greatness, His mighty hand, and His outstretched arm, (Torah DEU.11.2, JPS 1917)↗ · With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for His mercy endureth for ever.↗ (Writings PSA.136.12, JPS 1917)↗ · And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.↗ (Prophets JER.21.5, JPS 1917)↗ · for they shall hear of Thy great name, and of Thy mighty hand, and of Thine outstretched arm — when he shall come and pray toward this house; (Prophets 1KI.8.42, JPS 1917)↗

outstrip — Everyday, meaning 1: To outstrip someone is to go faster than them and leave them behind.↗ Example: The hare outstrips the tortoise.↗ · She outstripped the wind as she ran home.↗ · He outstripped the others in the race.↗

outward — Everyday, meaning 1: Outward means going away from the centre or from a place, towards the outside.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Outward also means what you can see on the outside, not what is inside or felt, like outward calm.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An outward journey is the trip there, not the trip back.↗ Example: The ripples spread outward from the stone.↗ · The door opens outward.↗ · The outward journey took two hours.↗ · Her outward calm hid how nervous she was.↗ · The petals curl outward.↗ · Don't judge people by their outward appearance.↗ · The circle grew outward.↗ · Do not trust alone to outward appearances.↗ · And the open land about the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.↗ (Torah NUM.35.4, JPS 1917)↗ · The Covenant of Circumcision was to be an outward and visible sign of the Divine promise made to Abraham and his offspring.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sorts were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.↗ (Writings 1CH.26.29, JPS 1917)↗ · and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God; (Writings NEH.11.16, JPS 1917)↗

outwardly — Everyday, meaning 1: Outwardly means on the outside, as others can see it, not as it is inside.↗ Example: Outwardly she looked calm.↗ · The box was plain outwardly but full of gold.↗ · He seemed happy outwardly, but he was sad inside.↗

outweigh — Everyday, meaning 1: If one thing outweighs another, it is more important or bigger in effect: «The good points outweigh the bad».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To be heavier than something else.↗ Example: The fun of the trip outweighs the long drive.↗ · The benefits of exercise far outweigh the effort.↗ · A full bag of sand outweighs a bag of feathers.↗ · The doctor said the good of the medicine outweighs the side effects.↗ · My worries were outweighed by excitement.↗ · Does the cost outweigh the benefit?↗ · The elephant outweighs every other land animal.↗ · Then the king took some larger scales, and heaped up all his treasures on one side, but the silk on the other outweighed them all.↗ · Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.↗ (Writings ECC.10.1, JPS 1917)↗

outwit — Everyday, meaning 1: To outwit someone is to beat them by being cleverer than they are, often by a trick.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (in tales) A clever little hero outwits a giant or a fox.↗ Example: I did not see that you were outwitting me.↗ · The little dwarf outwitted the great useless creatures.↗ · I must outwit these fish somehow.↗ · And Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, in that he told him not that he fled.↗ (Torah GEN.31.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And Laban said to Jacob: 'What hast thou done, that thou hast outwitted me, and carried away my daughters as though captives of the sword?↗ (Torah GEN.31.26, JPS 1917)↗ · Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp; (Torah GEN.31.27, JPS 1917)↗