outman

verb

out·​man ˌau̇t-ˈman 

outmanned; outmanning

transitive verb

: outnumber

… for the moment the Allies are outmanned, and will be until another million Americans reach France.

—Newell Dwight Hillis

Examples of outman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ukraine always has been outmanned by Russia, but as the war drags through its fifth year, the need for personnel is increasingly acute, commanders and analysts say, with some units at only half strength. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Brown, badly outmanned and outgunned, was arrested and executed. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Yes and no, Miller said after last week’s win over outmanned Le Moyne. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above