outhustle

verb out·hus·tle \ ˌau̇t-ˈhə-səl \

Definition of outhustle

outhustled; outhustling

: to hustle more than : to outdo or defeat by hustling

"We definitely took them too lightly," Lakers center Vlade Divac said. "We came into the game thinking we were going to win. We deserve to lose and they deserve to win. They outhustled us."
—The New York Times

Recent Examples of outhustle from the Web

Loyola prides itself on forcing turnovers and turning those into goals because the Greyhounds can outrun and outhustle a lot of teams.

— mike preston, baltimoresun.com, "Preston: Bigger, stronger Duke men's lacrosse team out-athletes Loyola in 13-9 win," 11 Mar. 2018
Ms. Ross, 53, who most recently served as in-house counsel for the regional transit authority here in the liberal Research Triangle, has managed to outhustle Mr. Burr in fund-raising throughout the year.

— richard fausset, New York Times, "Protests and Storms Make North Carolina’s Election Year ‘a Bizarre Experience’," 26 Oct. 2016

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