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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outfaced p. pr. & vb. n. Outfacing ] To face or look (one) out of countenance; to resist or bear down by bold looks or effrontery; to brave. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Having outfaced all the world. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the open end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge occurs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A quarrel; a falling out. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. ūt-fangen-þeóf. See Out, Fang, v. t., and Thief. ] (Anglo-Saxon & O. Eng. Law) (a) A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord's fee or liberty. (b) The privilege of trying such a thief. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in fawning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in feasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To surpass in feats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield, 1. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great outfield of thought or fact. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Baseball) The part of the baseball field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders, and usually considered as divided into left field, center field, and right field, named as viewed from home plate. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

4. (Cricket) The part of the field farthest from the batsman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Baseball) To surpass in performing the tasks of fielding; as, both teams got ten hits, but the Red Sox outfielded the Yankees. [ PJC ]

n. 1. (baseball or softball) A person who plays in the outfield. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Cricket) A fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. 1. To exceed in fighting; fight more competently; as, He outfought his challengers; the boxer outfought his opponent for eight rounds but lost the bout in the ninth on a knockout. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. to defeat in a battle; as, The French forces outfought the Germans.
Syn. -- get the better of. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Any assemblage of objects required for or used in performing a task; things required as equipment for a task. [ PJC ]

3. A complete ensemble of clothing, selected to form a matching set; a coordinated costume; as, a new Easter outfit. [ PJC ]

4. A business enterprise; as, what outfit do you work for?. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

5. Any team or party of people. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation; as, a well-outfitted expedition to the South Pole.
Syn. -- fitted out. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Equipped with appropriate wearing apparel and accessories; as, children properly outfitted for school. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act of renovating and fitting out a ship. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. 1. (Mil.) To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to pass around or turn the flank or flanks of. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: To outmaneuver in a competition; to bypass a competitor's main defenses. [ PJC ]

v. t. To exceed in flattering. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A gibe; a contemptuous remark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flowing out; efflux. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To flow out. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Outflew p. p. Outflown p. pr. & vb. n. Outflying. ] To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Winged with fear outflies the wind. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in folly. [ R. ] Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To outrun or outwalk; hence, of a vessel, to outsail. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. External appearance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>v. t. [ out + fox; from the supposed cleverness of a fox in stalking prey. ] To defeat or gain an advantage over (an antagonist) by clever stratagems; to outwit; to outmaneuver; to outsmart. [ PJC ]

v. t. To frown down; to overbear by frowning. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A marine animal that spouts water; -- applied especially to certain bivalve mollusks, like the long clams (Mya), which spout, or squirt out, water when retiring into their holes. [ 1913 Webster ]