transitive verbWord forms: -climbed or archaic -clomb, -climbing
to surpass or outdo in climbing; climb higher or better than
As a child, I could outclimb any kid on the block
Word origin
[1600–10; out- + climb]This word is first recorded in the period 1600–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alpine, criticism, dolly, progressive, umbrellaout- is a prefixal use of the adverb out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing,or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outgeneral; outlast; outstay; outrate)
Examples of 'outclimb' in a sentence
outclimb
He could outrun, outjump, or outclimb any man, easily.
William Elliot Griffis Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks (1918). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)