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Meaning of outblow | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To blow out (all senses)
  2. To exceed in blowing; blow more or better than (all senses)

Examples

“Suddenly a gust The lamp outblew.”
““I never let a man outblow me,” he says, “if he'll tell his story first, I'll beat it.””
“Both black bands bopped and jived and outblew our own more traditional unit, which, instead of playing swinging music, specialized in precision drills and marching down the field six regimented steps from one yard line to the next, as described in my poem entitled "Cadences."”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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