Definition of Outthrew

1. Verb. (simple past of outthrow) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outthrew

1. outthrow [v] - See also: outthrow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outthrew

outtells
outterm
outterms
outthank
outthanked
outthanking
outthanks
outthieve
outthieved
outthieves
outthieving
outthink
outthinking
outthinks
outthought
outthrew (current term)
outthrob
outthrobbed
outthrobbing
outthrobs
outthrowing
outthrown
outthrows
outthrust
outthrusted
outthrusting
outthrusts
outtold
outtook

Literary usage of Outthrew

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1921)
"... a right good man, and with the spear outthrew Phyleus and Polydoros; only in the chariot-race the two sons of Aktor beat me [by crowding their horses in ..."

2. Inside the German Empire in the Third Year of the War by Herbert Bayard Swope (1917)
"One of the proudest boasts the Germans make is that at the Hohenzollern redoubt their hand- grenade men outthrew in distance and accuracy the English, ..."

3. Inside the German Empire in the Third Year of the War by Herbert Bayard Swope (1917)
"One of the proudest boasts the Germans make is that at the Hohenzollern redoubt their hand- grenade men outthrew in distance and accuracy the English, ..."

4. The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's by John Lawson Stoddard (1910)
"... Then, hovering overhead, these words outthrew, " Behold, to Dis this offering I bear, And loose thee from thy body." — Forth she drew The fatal shears, ..."

5. Lives of Scottish Worthies by Patrick Fraser Tytler (1840)
"... With heigh-how-rumbelow, The young fools were full bold ; The bag-pipe blew, and they outthrew Out of the towns untold; Lord such a shout was them among ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Outthrew on Dictionary.com!Search for Outthrew on Thesaurus.com!Search for Outthrew on Google!Search for Outthrew on Wikipedia!

Search