outhit

verb

out·​hit ˌau̇t-ˈhit How to pronounce outhit (audio)
outhit; outhitting; outhits

transitive verb

baseball
: to outdo in hitting : to get more hits than (another player or team)
"We got outhit, outpitched, outplayed—pretty simple," Spartans coach J Howell said.Rich Greene

Examples of outhit in a Sentence

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The Guardians have won the first two games in the series despite being outhit twice. Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 The Guardians have won the first two games in the series despite being outhit twice. CBS News, 12 May 2026 The Avs got outhit, outworked, outhustled, out-detailed, out-everything-ed. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 May 2026 Miami outhit the Phillies 10 to 1. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for outhit

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outhit was in 1926

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“Outhit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outhit. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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