out•work
Pronunciation: (v.out"wûrk'n.out'wûrk"), [key]
— v.t., n. -worked -wrought, -work•ing,
—v.t.
- 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.
- to outdo in workmanship.
—n.
- a minor defense built or established outside the principal fortification limits.
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