outmuscle

verb

out·​mus·​cle ˌau̇t-ˈmə-səl 

outmuscled; outmuscling

transitive verb

: to defeat or overwhelm by or as if by using greater physical strength and effort

Saturday, however, Xavier outmuscled Utah all night on the boards, dominating them for 40 minutes …

—Stephen Lindsay

If ESPN.com outmuscles every other source of printed verbiage, then it is appropriate to ask: Is it any good?

—Bryan Curtis

Examples of outmuscle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The White House’s pressure has pushed Africa’s biggest economy closer to China — the two recently signed a free-trade agreement — even as Washington is looking to outmuscle Beijing on the continent. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026

Tommy Doyle outmuscled and ran over the 21-year-old. —Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026

In the first meeting, Indiana outmuscled the Ducks in their own backyard. —Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 4 Jan. 2026

Fannin caught Sanders' pass at the 9 near the left sideline after Gifford lost coverage and then outmuscled Renardo Green and Ji'Ayir Brown to get into the end zone. —CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outmuscle

• bustle
• hustle
• muscle
• mussel
• russel
• rustle
• trussell
• tussle
• mofussil