outwork

[ verb out-wurk; noun out-wurk ]

/ verb ˌaʊtˈwɜrk; noun ˈaʊtˌwɜrk /

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verb (used with object), out·worked or out·wrought, out·work·ing.

to work harder, better, or faster than.

to work out or carry on to a conclusion; finish: a problem to be outworked in after generations.

Archaic. to outdo in workmanship.

noun

a minor defense built or established outside the principal fortification limits.

Origin of outwork

1200–50; Middle English: to complete; see out-, work

OTHER WORDS FROM outwork

outworker, noun

Words nearby outwork

outweigh, outwent, outwit, outwith, out with it, outwork, outworn, outwrite, outyear, ouzel, ouzo

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Example sentences from the Web for outwork

But he was a whirling dervish of energy and could outwork his critics.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR|John Avlon|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But on these I will not dwell; they were an outwork; it was in the occidental scenery that Skelt was all himself.
Memories and Portraits|Robert Louis Stevenson
The outwork on the slope beneath her was a formless shadow astir with smaller shadows equally formless.
Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
It was, therefore, necessary that we should make ourselves masters of this outwork, before we commenced breaching the fort.
Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp|John Shipp

Fig. 66 presents on a larger scale the plan of the outwork constructed by Vauban.
Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-Duc
It may have been an outwork, though that seems rather unnecessary.
Cornwall|G. E. Mitton

British Dictionary definitions for outwork

outwork

noun (ˈaʊtˌwɜːk)

(often plural) defences which lie outside main defensive works

work performed away from the factory, office, etc, by which it has been commissioned

verb (ˌaʊtˈwɜːk) -works, -working, -worked or -wrought (tr)

to work better, harder, etc, than

to work out to completion

Derived forms of outwork

outworker, noun

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单词	outwork
释义	outwork [ verb out-wurk; noun out-wurk ] / verb ˌaʊtˈwɜrk; noun ˈaʊtˌwɜrk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outwork ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), out·worked or out·wrought, out·work·ing. to work harder, better, or faster than. to work out or carry on to a conclusion; finish: a problem to be outworked in after generations. Archaic. to outdo in workmanship. noun a minor defense built or established outside the principal fortification limits. Origin of outwork 1200–50; Middle English: to complete; see out-, work OTHER WORDS FROM outwork outworker, noun Words nearby outwork outweigh, outwent, outwit, outwith, out with it, outwork, outworn, outwrite, outyear, ouzel, ouzo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outwork But he was a whirling dervish of energy and could outwork his critics. From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR\|John Avlon\|September 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But on these I will not dwell; they were an outwork; it was in the occidental scenery that Skelt was all himself. Memories and Portraits\|Robert Louis Stevenson The outwork on the slope beneath her was a formless shadow astir with smaller shadows equally formless. Fort Amity\|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch It was, therefore, necessary that we should make ourselves masters of this outwork, before we commenced breaching the fort. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp\|John Shipp Fig. 66 presents on a larger scale the plan of the outwork constructed by Vauban. Annals of a Fortress\|E. Viollet-le-Duc It may have been an outwork, though that seems rather unnecessary. Cornwall\|G. E. Mitton British Dictionary definitions for outwork outwork noun (ˈaʊtˌwɜːk) (often plural) defences which lie outside main defensive works work performed away from the factory, office, etc, by which it has been commissioned verb (ˌaʊtˈwɜːk) -works, -working, -worked or -wrought (tr) to work better, harder, etc, than to work out to completion Derived forms of outwork outworker, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outwork mainstay, bastion, fortress, redoubt, stronghold, parapet, barrier, protection, partition, buffet, citadel, guard, defense, embankment, rampart, security, safeguard, buttress, fort, vallation
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outwork

verb (used with object), out·worked or out·wrought, out·work·ing.

noun

Origin of outwork

OTHER WORDS FROM outwork

Words nearby outwork

Example sentences from the Web for outwork

British Dictionary definitions for outwork

noun (ˈaʊtˌwɜːk)

verb (ˌaʊtˈwɜːk) -works, -working, -worked or -wrought (tr)

Derived forms of outwork

Words related to outwork