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.