outhit

verb

out·​hit ˌau̇t-ˈhit How to pronounce outhit (audio)
outhit; outhitting; outhits

transitive verb

baseball
: to outdo in hitting : to get more hits than (another player or team)
"We got outhit, outpitched, outplayed—pretty simple," Spartans coach J Howell said.Rich Greene

Examples of outhit in a Sentence

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Hugely powerful, with a game even more all-or-nothing than Sabalenka, Kanepi, 37 and standing at 5 feet 11 inches like her opponent, could outhit anyone on her day. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025 The Rockies, winners of seven of their last nine games, outhit Los Angeles 16-6. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025 The Padres outhit the Dodgers 10-6 yesterday and 6-5 on Saturday. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025 Although Texas outhit the New England champions, 9-7, Braintree produced enough offense to keep its championship dream alive. Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outhit

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of outhit was in 1926

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“Outhit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outhit. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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