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Meaning of outgun | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/ˌaʊtˈɡʌn/

Definitions

To defeat in terms of firepower.

transitive

Examples

“Two can play at destructive industrialism, and now we out-gun you. We are piling up munitions now faster than you.”
“"Boarding is our only chance here. We are too heavily outgunned."”
“There is no sporting purpose on earth that should stop the United States Congress from banishing assault weapons that outgun police and cut down children.”

CEFR level

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

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