outhit

verb

out·​hit ˌau̇t-ˈhit 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Ezequiel Duran drove in two runs and Texas (66-66) outhit the AL Central leaders 14-5 to move a half-game ahead of idle Houston and take sole possession of first place in the AL West for the first time since July 30. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Coming off a 9-0 defeat Saturday night, New York turned the tables and outhit Pittsburgh 15-4. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Dueling oh-fers with runners in scoring position, even as the Padres outhit their hosts 7-4. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Mickey Moniak was 1 for 4 with a home run for the Rockies, who were outhit 21-5. — Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outhit

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit