v. t. To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To exceed in odor. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To exceed in scolding. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To confront, or subdue, with greater scorn. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. That which is scoured out or washed out. Buckland. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To overpower by disdain; to outface. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To see beyond; to excel in certainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. (Mil.) A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an outguard. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A setting out, starting, or beginning. “The outset of a political journey.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. J. Hawes. [ 1913 Webster ]