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outthrow

verb out·throw \ ˌau̇t-ˈthrō \

Definition of outthrow

outthrew play \ˌau̇t-ˈthrü\; outthrown play \ˌau̇t-ˈthrōn\; outthrowing
transitive verb
: 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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