Definition of OUTDRAW

outdraw

Verb

Verb Forms: outdrew, outdrawn, outdrawing, outdraws

  • To attract a larger audience or garner more attention than someone.
  • draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight
  • To extract or draw out.
  • To remove a gun from its holster, and fire it, faster than another.
  • To attract a larger crowd than.
  • To draw better than; to surpass in creating drawn artworks.

Examples

  • His triple-triple play was so spectacular it threatened to outdraw the actual tournament prize ceremony.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English outdrauen, outdrawen, from Old English ūtdragan, from Proto-Germanic *ūtdraganą, equivalent to out- + draw. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutdreege, West Frisian útdrage (“to carry out”), Dutch uitdragen (“to carry out”), German austragen (“to deal with; deliver”), Icelandic útdraga (“to extract; draw out”).

Scrabble Score: 11

outdraw: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
outdraw: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
outdraw: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

outdraw: valid Words With Friends Word