outpass

outpass

English

Etymology

    From out- + pass.

    Verb

    outpass (third-person singular simple present outpasses, present participle outpassing, simple past and past participle outpassed)

    1. (transitive) To surpass or exceed.
    2. (transitive, sports) To pass the ball more skilfully than.
      • 2007 October 24, “Patriots’ Bargains Bring Dividends”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
        In a 23-16 loss in Detroit, Tampa Bay outgained the Lions, 422-278; Jeff Garcia outpassed Jon Kitna, 316-147; the Buccaneers had the ball for 11 minutes 40 seconds more.
      • 2016 March 27, Daniel Taylor, “Eric Dier seals England’s stunning comeback against Germany”, in The Guardian[2], archived from the original on 29 August 2018:
        His team knocked the ball around in a way that seemed beyond them when they were outpassed by Spain in Alicante in November.

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