Definition of outrush
: an act or an instance of rushing out : a rapid outflow … the outrush of people to the West was threatening to bring about the collapse of the East German state … — Neal Asherson an outrush of water from the pipe
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First Known Use of outrush
1872
verb
out·rush
\ˌau̇t-ˈrəsh\
Definition of outrush
American football
transitive verb
: to rush for more yards than (see 2rush 5a) His performance helped Florida outrush Georgia … 258 yards to 69 … — Jordan McPherson His offensive line has been shoddy and the running game around him a bust—the Browns have been outrushed this season, 730 yards to 411 yards. — Thomas George
First Known Use of outrush
1932
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