SINCE 1828
outthrow
verb
out·throw
| \ ˌau̇t-ˈthrō
\
\
outthrew\ ˌau̇t-ˈthrü
\;
outthrown\ ˌau̇t-ˈthrōn
\;
outthrowing
\;
outthrown\ ˌau̇t-ˈthrōn
\;
outthrowing
Definition of outthrow
: to outdo or surpass in throwing : to throw harder, faster, or longer than
He proceeded to outthrow us, outrun us and outcatch us, and by the time he departed, we wanted to be Jackie Robinson, too.— Courtland Milloy
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