outstay 
outstay (out-sta'), . (. To stay longer than; 
overstay; remain beyond : as, to outstmj one's 
welcome. 
You, niece, provide yourself : 
If you mitstay the time, upon mine honour, 
And in the greatness of my word, you die. 
Sftak., As you Like it, i. 3. 90. 
After a little deliberation, she concluded to outstay him. 
Miss Burney , Cecilia, ix. 8. 
outstep 1 (out-step' ), r. t. To step or go beyond ; 
exceed; overstep. Imp. Diet. 
outstep' 2 t, conj. A corruption of outcept. 
My son 's in Dybell here, in Caperdochy, itha gaol ; for 
peeping into another man's purse ; and outstep the King be 
miserable [compassionate] hees like to totter. 
Heynood, 1 Edward IV. (Works, ed. Pearson, I. 72). 
OUtstraint (out-stran'), r. t. 1. To stretch to 
the utmost ; extend to the full. 
All his [a serpent's] foldes are now in length outstrained. 
Spenser, Virgil's Gnat, 1. 280. 
2. To exert one's self more than ; surpass by 
more strenuous effort. 
But John . . . 
His fellow-traveller did soon out-strein 
And gat before. J. Beaumont, Psyche, xiv. 130. 
3. To stretch to excess ; overstrain. 
The outstrain'd tent flags loosely. Soulhey, Thalaba, iii. 
OUt-Street (out'stret), . A street in the out- 
skirts of a town. Johnson. 
outstretch (out-strech'), v. t. [< ME. outstrec- 
chen (pret. *outstraught, outstrought) ; < out + 
stretch.'] To stretch or spread out; extend; 
expand: used chiefly in the past participle. 
And forth his neeke and heed out-strouffht. 
Rmn. of the Rose, 1. 1516. 
[So in early editions ; modern editions read he straught, or 
out straught.] 
The Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty 
hand, and with an outstretched arm. Deut. xxvi. 8. 
Come, make him stand upon this molehill here, 
That raught at mountains with outstretched arms. 
Shak., 3 Hen. VI., i. 4. 68. 
On the ground 
Outstretch'd he lay, on the cold ground ; and oft 
Cursed his creation. Milton, P. L., x. 851. 
outstride (out-strid' ),v.t. To surpass in stride. 
Outstriding the colossus of the sun. 
B. Jonson, Prince Henry's Barriers. 
outstrike (out-strik'), v. t. 1. To surpass in 
striking; deal a harder or swifter blow than. 
This blows my heart : 
If swift thought break it not, a swifter mean 
Shall outstrike thought ; but thought will do 't, I feel. 
Shak., A. andC.,iv. 6. 36. 
2. To strike out; mark out; cancel. 
This sentence serves and that my hand out-strikes. 
Drayton, Matilda to King John. 
Outstrip (out-strip'), v. t. [Appar. < out + strip 
(where some conjecture trip); but prob. a cor- 
ruption of "outstriek or *outstrike, < out + strike, 
in the old sense ' go,' ' proceed,' ' advance ' (as 
in ' stricken in years ') : see strike.'] 1. To out- 
run ; advance or go beyond ; exceed. 
He ... farre outttript him in villainous words, and 
ouer-bandied him in bitter terms. 
Nashe, Pierce Penilesse, p. 38. 
Especially when I runne as Hippomanes did with At- 
lanta, who was last in the course, but first at the crowne : 
So that I gesse that woemen are eyther easie to be out 
stripped, or willing. 
Lyly, Euphues and his England (Arber reprints), p. 419. 
You have outstript the wing of our desires. 
Beau, and Fl. (I), Faithful Friends, L 1. 
He had ... a wonderful genius for mathematical learn. 
ing, in which he far outstripped me. 
Franklin, Autobiography, p. 55. 
2. To flee beyond the reach of; escape. 
Though they can outstrip men, they have no wings to 
fly from God. Shak., Hen. V., iv. 1. 177. 
outsubtle (out-sut'l), v. t. To exceed in subtlety. 
[Bare.] 
The devil, I think, 
Cannot out-subtle thee. 
Fletcher, Monsieur Thomas, iv. 2. 
OUtSUCken (out'suk'n), a. In Scots law, per- 
taining to a district not astricted to a particu- 
lar mill Outsucken multure, a (air remuneration to 
a miller for manufacturing the grain, paid by such as are 
not astricted. See multure, multurer, sucken, insucken. 
outsum (out-sum'), v.t. To outnumber. [Bare.] 
The prisoners of that shameful day out-summ'd 
Their conquerors. Southey, Joan of Arc, ii. 
outswear (out -s war'), v. t. To exceed in swear- 
ing; overcome by swearing. 
We shall have old swearing 
That they did give the rings away to men ; 
But well outface them, and miixwear them too. 
Shak., M. of V.,iv. 2. 17. 
OUtsweatt (out-swef ) , i'. t. To obtain by sweat 
or labor; work hard for; earn. 
4190 
Out upon 't, caveat emptor, let the fool irut-xiceat it that 
thinks he has got a catch on 't. 
Fletc/ter, Wit without Money, i. 1. 
OUtsweetent (out-swe'tn), c. t. To exceed in 
sweetness. 
The leaf of eglantine, whom nut to slander, 
Out-sweeterid not thy breath. 
Shak., Cyrnbeline, iv. 2. 224. 
OUtswell (out-swel'), v. t. 1. To swell to a 
greater degree than ; surpass in inflation. 
Blow, villain, till thy sphered bias cheek 
Outau'ett the colic of puff d Aquilon. 
Shak., T. and C., iv. 5. 9. 
2f. To overflow. 
A sad text in a sadder time ; in which the rivers of Baby- 
lon swelled not so high with inundation of water in the 
letter, as the waters in the metaphor, outsweUing and 
breaking down their banks, haveoverflown both our church 
and state. Heivyt, Sermon (1658), p. 185. (Latham.) 
outswiftt (out-swiff), v. t. To surpass in swift- 
ness; leave behind in flight. 
And on the sand leaving no print behinde, 
Out-sivtfted Arrows, and out-went the Winde. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Vocation. 
OUtsyllable (out-si!' a-bl), v. t. To exceed in 
number of syllables; contain more syllables 
than. [Rare.] 
The name of Plantagenet ; which, as it did out-syllable 
Tudor in the mouths, so did it out-vie it in the affections 
of the English. Fuller, Worthies, Warwickshire, III. 273. 
out-taket (out-tak'), v. t. [< ME. outtuken; < 
out + take.'] To take out; except. 
Therefore this tree alone, 
Adam, this mete-take I, 
The frute of it negh none, 
For an ye do, then shall ye dye. 
York Plays, p. 20. 
out-taket (out-tak' ),prep. [ME.,< out-take, v.] 
Except; besides. 
Alle that y haue y graunt the, 
Owttake my wyfe. 
MS. Cantab. Ff. ii. 88. (Hattiwett.) 
Iche herbe also thai sayen it is to sowe, 
In landes drie, wltake of hem the bene. 
Palladius, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 7. 
out-takent (out'ta'kn), pp. and prep. [ME., 
pp. of out-take. Cf . equiv. except.] Excepted ; 
except. 
And ye Alderman schal haue, euere-iche day whyles ye 
drynk lastes, out-taken ye first nyht and ye last, a galoun 
of ale. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.\ p. 98. 
He badde that the! schuld maistirs be 
Ouer alle-kynne thyng, oute-tane a tree he taught them 
tille. York Plays, p. 29. 
out-takinglyt (out'ta"king-li), adv. Exception- 
ally. Drant, tr. of Horace's Satires, x. 
out-talk (out-tak'), r. t. To overpower by talk- 
ing ; surpass in talking. 
What ! this gentleman will out-talk us all. 
Shak., T. of the S., i. 2. 248. 
OUt-tanet, pp. andprep. A contraction of out- 
taken. 
OUt-tellt (out-tel'),f. t. To count beyond ; over- 
reckon. 
This is the place, I have out-told the clock 
For haste, he is not here. 
Beau, and Fl., Coxcomb, i. 1. 
out-termt (out'term), n. Outward figure; su- 
perficial appearance ; mere exterior. 
Not to bear cold forms, nor men's out-terms, 
Without the inward flres and lives of men. 
B. Jonson, Poetaster, v. 1. 
OUtthrowt (out-thro'), v. t. To throw out; cast 
forth. Spenser, F. Q., IV. ii. 1. 
OUt-tongue (out-tung'), v. t. To speak louder 
than ; drown the sound of. 
Let him do his spite : 
My services which I have done the signiory 
Shall out-tongue his complaints. 
Shak., Othello, i. 2. 19. 
out-top (out-top'), v. t. To reach above the top 
or summit of; rise above or be higher than; 
overtop ; hence, to be or become more eminent 
than; excel. 
The treasurer began then to out-top me. 
Cabbala, The Lord Keeper to the Duke, May 24, 1624. 
So these dark giants out-top their fellow-vegetables. 
The Century, XXVII. 33. 
out-travel (out-trav'el), v. t. To surpass as a 
traveler; travel further, more swiftly, or more 
extensively than. 
She then besought him to go instantly, that he might 
out-travel the ill news, to his mother. 
Miss Burney, Cecilia, x. 2. 
OUt-turn (out'tern), n. Quantity of goods or 
products produced ; output: as, the out-turn of 
a mine. 
At Kagmari alone 300 men are employed in the business 
[metal-working], and the yearly out-turn is over 160,000 Ibs. 
0. C. M. Birdwood, Indian Arts, 1. 159. 
outward 
statements of crop out-turns and prices. 
Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XXXIX. 247. 
OUt-twinet (out-twin'), v. t. To disentangle; 
extricate; disengage. 
He stopped, and from the wound the reed outtwined. 
Fairfax. 
outusuret (out-u'zhur), r. t. To exceed or sur- 
pass in usurious exactions. [Bare.] 
Out-usure Jews, or Irishmen out-swear. 
Pope, Satires of Donne, ii. 38. 
outvalue (out-val'u), r. t. To exceed in value. 
Boyle, Works, I. 281. 
The wondrous child, 
Whose silver warble wild 
Outvalued every pulsing sound. 
Emerson, Threnody. 
Outvenom (out-ven'om), v. t. To surpass in 
venomous or poisonous character. 
No, 'tis slander, 
Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue 
Outvenoms all the worms of Nile. 
Shak., Cymbeline, ill. 4. 37. 
outvie (out-vi'), v. t. To outbid; outdo; sur- 
pass in rivalry or emulation . 
Why, then the maid is mine from all the world 
By your firm promise ; Gremio is out-vied. 
Shak., T. of the 8., ii. 1. 887. 
1 love thus to outvie a news-monger. 
Steele, Lying Lover, i. 1. 
outvigilt (out-vij'il), v. t. To surpass in vigi- 
lance; outwatcn. 
The tender care of King Charles did outoiiril their watch- 
fullness. Fuller, Worthies, Kent, II. 129. 
OUtvillain (out-vil'an), r. t.' To exceed in vil- 
lainy. 
He hath out-villained villainy so far that the rarity re- 
deems him. Sltak., All's Well, iv. 3. 306. 
outvoice (out-vois'), v. t. To render inaudible 
by greater loudness of voice ; be more clamo- 
rous or noisy than. 
Whose shouts and claps out-voice the deep-mouth'd sea. 
Shak., Hen. V., v. (cho.). 
outvote (out-vof), v. t. To exceed in the num- 
ber of votes given ; defeat by greater number of 
votes; outnumber. 
Sense and appetite outvote reason. 
South, Sermons, III. vi. 
outwailt (out'wal), n. [ME., < out + waift, 
wale 2 .] An outcast. 
Now am I made an unworthy outwaile, 
And al in care translated is my joy. 
Henryson, Testament of Creseide. 
OUtwait (out-wat'),f. t. To lie in ambush longer 
than ; surpass in waiting or expecting. 
Hell watch this se'ennight but hell have you ; he'll out- 
wait a Serjeant for you. B. Jonson, Epicoene, iv. 2. 
OUtwake (out-wak'), v. t. To remain watchful 
or sleepless longer than ; outwatch. 
And now I can outwake the nightingale, 
Outwatch an usurer. B. Jonson, New Inn, i. 1. 
outwalk (out-wak'), v. t. To walk further, longer, 
or faster than ; leave behind in walking. 
Outwatch 'd, 
Yea, and outwalked any ghost alive. 
B. Jonson, Fortunate Isles. 
outwall (out'wal), . 1. The exterior wall of 
a building or fortress. 2. External appear- 
ance; exterior. [Bare.] 
For confirmation that I am much more 
Than my out-mall, open this purse, and take 
What it contains. Shak. , Lear, iii. 1. 46. 
outward, outwards (out'ward, -wardz), adv. 
[< ME. outward, outeward, < AS. uteweard (= 
OFries. utward, ntawerd, utaward = MLG. iit- 
werdes = OHG. ugwertes, ugwert, MHG. figwert, 
G. auswarts), outward, < ut, ute, out, + -wcard, 
E. -ward. Cf. outward, .] 1. To or toward 
the exterior; away from some point in the in- 
terior of a space or body to one beyond its 
limits; forth; outside. 
An ladde her outward of the chyrche. 
Rob. of Gloucester, p. 339. 
Crying with full voice 
"Traitor, come out, ye are trapt at last," aroused 
Lancelot, who rushing outward lionlike 
Leapt on him and hurl'd him headlong. 
Tennyson, Guinevere. 
2. Away from port: as, a ship bound outward. 
[The ship] was fourteen weeks mitu-ard, and yet lost but 
one man. Winthrop, Hist. New England, I. 446. 
3. So as to be exterior or visible ; out. 
A sentence is but a cheveril glove to a good wit ; how 
quickly the wrong side may be turned outward ! 
Shak., T. N., W. 1.14. 
4. On the exterior; outwardly: externally; 
hence, visibly ; apparently : seemingly : super- 
ficially. 
