Definition of outrush
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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
outrush
verb
outrushed; outrushing; outrushes
Definition of outrush (Entry 2 of 2)
American football
: to rush for more yards than (see rush entry 2 sense 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
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The first known use of outrush was in 1872
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