The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1082
Out"rage (?) , n. [F. outrage ; OF. outre , oltre , beyond (F. outre , L. ultra ) + -age , as, in courage , voyage . See Ulterior .] 1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury.
Chaucer.
He wrought great outrages , wasting all the country. Spenser.
2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Syn. -- Affront; insult; abuse. See Affront .
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Out"rage (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outragen (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Outraging (?) .] [F. outrager . See Outrage , n. ]
1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse.
Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return. Atterbury.
This interview outrages all decency. Broome.
2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).
Outrage <Xpage=1019>
Out"rage , v. t. To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
Outrageous <Xpage=1019>
Out*ra"geous (?) , a. [OF. outrageus , F. outrageux . See Outrage , n. ] Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious. " Outrageous weeping." Chaucer . "The most outrageous villainies." Sir P. Sidney . "The vile, outrageous crimes." Shak. " Outrageous panegyric." Dryden .
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Syn. -- Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious; monstrous; wanton; nefarious; heinous.
-- Out*ra"geous*ly (#) , adv. -- Out*ra"geous*ness , n.
Outrance <Xpage=1020>
Ou`trance" (?) , n. [F. See Outr\'90 .] The utmost or last extremity.
Combat \'85 outrance , a fight to the end, or to the death.
Outrank <Xpage=1020>
Out*rank" (?) , v. t. To exceed in rank; hence, to take precedence of.
Outray <Xpage=1020>
Out*ray" (?) , v. t. To outshine. [R.]
Skelton.
Outray <Xpage=1020>
Out*ray" , v. i. To spread out in array. [Obs.]
And now they outray to your fleet. Chapman.
Outraye <Xpage=1020>
Out*raye" (?) , v. i. See Outrage , v. i. [Obs.]
This warn I you, that ye not suddenly Out of yourself for no woe should outraye . Chaucer.
Outraze <Xpage=1020>
Out*raze" (?) , v. t. To obliterate. [Obs.]
Sandys.
Outr\'82 <Xpage=1020>
Ou`tr\'82" (?) , a. [F., p. p. of outrer to exaggerate, fr. L. ultra beyond. See Outrage .] Being out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre.
Outreach <Xpage=1020>
Out*reach" (?) , v. t. To reach beyond.
Outreason <Xpage=1020>
Out*rea"son (?) , v. t. To excel or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.
South.
Outreckon <Xpage=1020>
Out*reck"on (?) , v. t. To exceed in reckoning or computation.
Bp. Pearson.
Outrecuidance <Xpage=1020>
Ou`tre*cui`dance" (?) , n. [F., fr. outre beyond + cuider to think, L. cogitare .] Excessive presumption. [R.]
B. Jonson.
Outrede <Xpage=1020>
Out*rede" (?) , v. t. To surpass in giving rede, or counsel. [Obs.] See Atrede .
Chaucer.
Outreign <Xpage=1020>
Out*reign" (?) , v. t. To go beyond in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than. [R.]
Spenser.
Outride <Xpage=1020>
Out*ride" (?) , v. t. To surpass in speed of riding; to ride beyond or faster than.
Shak.
Outride <Xpage=1020>
Out"ride` , n. 1. A riding out; an excursion. [R.]
2. A place for riding out. [R.]
Outrider <Xpage=1020>
Out"rid`er (?) , n. 1. A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff. [Obs.]
2. One who rides out on horseback. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
3. A servant on horseback attending a carriage.
Outrigger <Xpage=1020>
Out"rig`ger (?) , n. 1. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle.
2. (Naut.) (a) A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat. (b) A boat thus equipped. (c) A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.
Outright <Xpage=1020>
Out"right` (?) , adv. 1. Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed outright .
2. Completely; utterly.
Cardinal Manning.
Outring <Xpage=1020>
Out*ring" (?) , v. t. To excel in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.
Outrival <Xpage=1020>
Out*ri"val (?) , v. t. To surpass in a rivalry.
Outrive <Xpage=1020>
Out*rive" (?) , v. t. To river; to sever. [Obs.]
Fairfax.
Outroad, Outrode <Xpage=1020>
Out"road` , Out"rode` (?) , n. An excursion. [Obs.] " Outrodes by the ways of Judea."
Macc. xv. 41 (Geneva Bible).
Outroar <Xpage=1020>
Out*roar" (?) , v. t. To exceed in roaring.
Outromance <Xpage=1020>
Out`ro*mance" (?) , v. t. To exceed in romantic character. [R.]
Fuller.
Outroom <Xpage=1020>
Out"room` (?) , n. An outer room. [R.]
Fuller.
Outroot <Xpage=1020>
Out*root" (?) , v. t. To eradicate; to extirpate.
Outrun <Xpage=1020>
Out*run" (?) , v. t. [ imp. Outran (?) ; p. p. Outrun ; p. pr. & vb. n. Outrunning .] To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond.
Your zeal outruns my wishes. Sir W. Scott.
The other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulcher. Jhon xx. 4.
Outrunner <Xpage=1020>
Out*run"ner (?) , n. An offshoot; a branch. [R.] "Some outrunner of the river."
Lauson.
Outrush <Xpage=1020>
Out*rush" (?) , v. i. To rush out; to issue, or ru<?/ out, forcibly.
Garth.
Outsail <Xpage=1020>
Out*sail" (?) , v. t. To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than.
Beau. & Fl.
Outscent <Xpage=1020>
Out*scent" (?) , v. t. To exceed in odor.
Fuller.
Outscold <Xpage=1020>
Out*scold" (?) , v. t. To exceed in scolding.
Shak.
Outscorn <Xpage=1020>
Out*scorn" (?) , v. t. To confront, or subdue, with greater scorn.
Shak.
Outscouring <Xpage=1020>
Out"scour`ing (?) , n. That which is scoured out o<?/ washed out.
Buckland.
Outscout <Xpage=1020>
Out*scout" (?) , v. t. To overpower by disdain; to outface. [Obs.]
Marston.
Outsee <Xpage=1020>
Out*see" (?) , v. t. To see beyond; to excel in cer<?/ainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight.
Outsell <Xpage=1020>
Out*sell" (?) , v. t. 1. To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than.
2. To exceed in the price of selling; to fetch more than; to exceed in value.
Fuller. Shak.
Outsentry <Xpage=1020>
Out"sen`try (?) , n. (Mil.) A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an outguard.
Outset <Xpage=1020>
Out"set` (?) , n. A setting out, starting, or beginning. "The outset of a political journey."
Burke.
Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. J. Hawes.
Outsettler <Xpage=1020>
Out"set`tler (?) , n. One who settles at a distance, or away, from others.
Outshine <Xpage=1020>
Out*shine" (?) , v. i. To shine forth. "Bright, outshining beams."
Shak.
Outshine <Xpage=1020>
Out*shine" , v. t. To excel in splendor.
A throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. Milton.
Outshoot <Xpage=1020>
Out*shoot" (?) , v. t. To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond.
Bacon.
Men are resolved never to outshoot their forefathers' mark. Norris.
Outshut <Xpage=1020>
Out*shut" (?) , v. t. To shut out. [R.]
Donne.
Outside <Xpage=1020>
Out"side` (?) , n. 1. The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior.
There may be great need of an outside where there is little or nothing within. South.
Created beings see nothing but our outside . Addison.
2. The part or space which lies without an inclosure; the outer side, as of a door, walk, or boundary.
I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the family standing on the outside . Spectator.
3. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.; the utmost; as, it may last a week at the outside .
4. One who, or that which, is without; hence, an outside passenger, as distinguished from one who is inside . See Inside , n. 3. [Colloq. Eng.]
Outside <Xpage=1020>
Out"side` (?) , a. 1. Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; superficial.
2. Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc.; as, an outside estimate . [Colloq.]
Outside finish (Arch.) , a term for the minor parts, as corner boards, hanging stiles, etc., required to complete the exterior of a wooden building; -- rare in masonry.
Outside <Xpage=1020>
Out"side` (?) , adv. or prep . On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the coach; he stayed outside .
Outsider <Xpage=1020>
Out`sid"er (?) , n. 1. One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling. [Recent]
A. Trollope.
2. A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside.
3. A horse which is not a favorite in the betting. [Cant]
Outsing <Xpage=1020>
Out*sing" (?) , v. t. To surpass in singing.
Outsit <Xpage=1020>
Out*sit" (?) , v. t. To remain sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to outstay.
Outskirt <Xpage=1020>
Out"skirt` (?) , n. A part remote from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually in the plural; as, the outskirts of a town .
Wordsworth.
The outskirts of his march of mystery. Keble.
Outsleep <Xpage=1020>
Out*sleep" (?) , v. t. To exceed in sleeping.
Shak.
Outslide <Xpage=1020>
Out*slide" (?) , v. i. To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding. [Poetic]
At last our grating keels outslide . Whittier.
Outsoar <Xpage=1020>
Out*soar" (?) , v. t. To soar beyond or above.
Outsole <Xpage=1020>
Out"sole` (?) , n. The outside sole of a boot or shoe.
Outsound <Xpage=1020>
Out*sound" (?) , v. t. To surpass in sounding.
Outspan <Xpage=1020>
Out*span" (?) , v. t. & i. [D. uitspannen .] To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon. [S. Africa]
Outsparkle <Xpage=1020>
Out*spar"kle (?) , v. t. To exceed in sparkling.
Outspeak <Xpage=1020>
Out*speak" (?) , v. t. 1. To exceed in speaking.
2. To speak openly or boldly.
T. Campbell.
3. To express more than.
Shak.
Outspeed <Xpage=1020>
Out*speed" (?) , v. t. To excel in speed.
Outspeed the realized miracles of steam. Talfourd.
Outspend <Xpage=1020>
Out"spend` (?) , n. Outlay; expenditure. [R.]
A mere outspend of savageness. I. Taylor.
Outspin <Xpage=1020>
Out*spin" (?) , v. t. To spin out; to finish.
Outspoken <Xpage=1020>
Out*spo"ken (?) , a. Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; as, an outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke. -- Out*spo"ken*ness , n.
Outsport <Xpage=1020>
Out*sport" (?) , v. t. To exceed in sporting. [R.] "Not to outsport discretion."
Shak.
Outspread <Xpage=1020>
Out*spread" (?) , v. t. To spread out; to expand; -- usually as a past part. ∨ adj.
Outspring <Xpage=1020>
Out*spring" (?) , v. i. To spring out; to issue.
Outstand <Xpage=1020>
Out*stand" (?) , v. i. To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing out.
Outstand <Xpage=1020>
Out*stand" , v. t. 1. To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding. [R.]
Woodward.
2. To stay beyond. "I have outstood my time."
Shak.
Outstanding <Xpage=1020>
Out*stand"ing , a. That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations .
Revenues . . . as well outstanding as collected. A. Hamilton.
Outstare <Xpage=1020>
Out*stare" (?) , v. t. To excel or overcome in staring; to face down.
I would outstare the sternest eyes that look. Shak.
Outstart <Xpage=1020>
Out*start" (?) , v. i. To start out or up.
Chaucer.
Outstay <Xpage=1020>
Out*stay" (?) , v. t. To stay beyond or longer than.
She concluded to outstay him. Mad. D' Arblay.
Outstep <Xpage=1020>
Out*step" (?) , v. t. To exceed in stepping.
Outstorm <Xpage=1020>
Out*storm" (?) , v. t. To exceed in storming.
Insults the tempest and outstorms the skies. J. Barlow.
Outstreet <Xpage=1020>
Out"street` (?) , n. A street remote from the center of a town.
Johnson.
Outstretch <Xpage=1020>
Out*stretch" (?) , v. t. To stretch out.
Milton.
Outstride <Xpage=1020>
Out*stride" (?) , v. t. To surpass in striding.
Outstrike <Xpage=1020>
Out*strike" (?) , v. t. To strike out; to strike faster than.
Shak.
Outstrip <Xpage=1020>
Out*strip" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outstripped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Outstripping .] To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behing.
Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours. Southey.
He still outstript me in the race. Tennyson.
Outsuffer <Xpage=1020>
Out*suf"fer (?) , v. t. To exceed in suffering.
Outswear <Xpage=1020>
Out*swear" (?) , v. t. To exceed in swearing.
Outsweeten <Xpage=1020>
Out*sweet"en (?) , v. t. To surpass in sweetness. [R.]
Shak.
Outswell <Xpage=1020>
Out*swell" (?) , v. t. 1. To exceed in swelling.
2. To swell beyond; to overflow. [Obs.]
Hewyt.
Outtake <Xpage=1020>
Out*take" (?) , prep. Except. [Obs.]
R. of Brunne.
Outtaken <Xpage=1020>
Out*tak"en (?) , p. p. or prep . Excepted; save. [Obs.]
Wyclif. Chaucer.
Outtalk <Xpage=1020>
Out*talk" (?) , v. t. To overpower by talking; to exceed in talking; to talk down.
Shak.
Outtell <Xpage=1020>
Out*tell" (?) , v. t. To surpass in telling, counting, or reckoning. "I have outtold the clock."
Beau. & Fl.
Outterm <Xpage=1020>
Out"term` (?) , n. An external or superficial thing; outward manner; superficial remark, etc. [Obs.]
Not to bear cold forms, nor men's outterms . B. Jonson.
Outthrow <Xpage=1020>
Out*throw" (?) , v. t. 1. To throw out.
Spenser.
2. To excel in throwing, as in ball playing.
Outtoil <Xpage=1020>
Out*toil" (?) , v. t. To exceed in toiling.
Outtongue <Xpage=1020>
Out*tongue" (?) , v. t. To silence by talk, clamor, or noise. [R.]
Shak.
Outtop <Xpage=1020>
Out*top" (?) , v. t. To overtop. [Obs.]
Outtravel <Xpage=1020>
Out*trav"el (?) , v. t. To exceed in speed o<?/ distance traveled.
Mad. D' Arblay.
Outtwine <Xpage=1020>
Out*twine" (?) , v. t. To disentangle. [Obs.]
Outvalue <Xpage=1020>
Out*val"ue (?) , v. t. To exceed in value.
Boyle.
Outvenom <Xpage=1020>
Out*ven"om (?) , v. t. To exceed in venom.
Outvie <Xpage=1020>
Out*vie" (?) , v. t. To exceed in vying.
Dryden.
Outvillain <Xpage=1020>
Out*vil"lain (?) , v. t. To exceed in villainy.
Outvoice <Xpage=1020>
Out*voice" (?) , v. t. To exceed in noise.
Shak.
Outvote <Xpage=1020>
Out*vote" (?) , v. t. To exceed in the number of votes given; to defeat by votes.
South.
Outwalk <Xpage=1020>
Out*walk" (?) , v. t. To excel in walking; to leave behind in walking.
B. Jonson.
Outwall <Xpage=1020>
Out"wall` (?) , n. The exterior wall; the outside surface, or appearance.
Shak.
Outward, Outwards <Xpage=1020>
Out"ward (?) , Out"wards (?) , adv. [AS. <?/teweard . See Out , and -ward , -wards .] From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward .
The wrong side may be turned outward . Shak.
Light falling on them is not reflected outwards . Sir I. Newton.
Outward bound , bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to homeward bound .
Outward <Xpage=1020>
Out"ward , a. 1. Formmg the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to inward ; as, an outward garment or layer .