outgun

out·gun

(out′gŭn′)

tr.v. out·gunned, out·gun·ning, out·guns

1. To surpass in military force.

2. To overwhelm or defeat.

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outgun

(ˌaʊtˈɡʌn)

vb (tr) , -guns, -gunning or -gunned

1. to surpass in fire power

2. to surpass in shooting

3. informal to surpass or excel

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

out•gun

(ˌaʊtˈgʌn)

v.t. -gunned, -gun•ning.

1. to exceed in firepower.

2. to outdo or overwhelm, as by superior forces.

[1685–95]

outgun

Past participle: outgunned
Gerund: outgunning

Imperative
outgun
outgun

Present
I outgun
you outgun
he/she/it outguns
we outgun
you outgun
they outgun

Preterite
I outgunned
you outgunned
he/she/it outgunned
we outgunned
you outgunned
they outgunned

Present Continuous
I am outgunning
you are outgunning
he/she/it is outgunning
we are outgunning
you are outgunning
they are outgunning

Present Perfect
I have outgunned
you have outgunned
he/she/it has outgunned
we have outgunned
you have outgunned
they have outgunned

Past Continuous
I was outgunning
you were outgunning
he/she/it was outgunning
we were outgunning
you were outgunning
they were outgunning

Past Perfect
I had outgunned
you had outgunned
he/she/it had outgunned
we had outgunned
you had outgunned
they had outgunned

Future
I will outgun
you will outgun
he/she/it will outgun
we will outgun
you will outgun
they will outgun

Future Perfect
I will have outgunned
you will have outgunned
he/she/it will have outgunned
we will have outgunned
you will have outgunned
they will have outgunned

Future Continuous
I will be outgunning
you will be outgunning
he/she/it will be outgunning
we will be outgunning
you will be outgunning
they will be outgunning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been outgunning
you have been outgunning
he/she/it has been outgunning
we have been outgunning
you have been outgunning
they have been outgunning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been outgunning
you will have been outgunning
he/she/it will have been outgunning
we will have been outgunning
you will have been outgunning
they will have been outgunning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been outgunning
you had been outgunning
he/she/it had been outgunning
we had been outgunning
you had been outgunning
they had been outgunning

Conditional
I would outgun
you would outgun
he/she/it would outgun
we would outgun
you would outgun
they would outgun

Past Conditional
I would have outgunned
you would have outgunned
he/she/it would have outgunned
we would have outgunned
you would have outgunned
they would have outgunned

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Translations

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outgun

[ˌaʊtˈgʌn] VT (Mil) → sobrepasar en potencia de fuego a (fig) → vencer

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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