Definition of outpoint - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

sports

Rare

score more points than an opponent in sports

Rare

The boxer managed to outpoint his rival in the final round.

beat

outscore

maritime

Dated

sail closer to the wind than another ship

Dated

The skilled captain could outpoint the other vessels in the regatta..

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Origin of outpoint

English, out (beyond) + point (score)

Examples of outpoint in a sentence

The team outpointed their rivals in the tournament.
The yacht managed to outpoint its competitors in the race.
They tried to outpoint the leading ship but failed.

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French:marquer plus de points, naviguer plus près du vent, ...
German:überpunkten, näher am Wind segeln, ...
Italian:battere ai punti, superare in navigazione, ...
Spanish:superar en puntos, superar en navegación, ...
Portuguese:pontuar mais, navegar melhor que, ...
Chinese:得分超过, 比...更能迎风航行, ...
Japanese:ポイントを取る, 風上に向かって進む, ...
Arabic:تَفَوَّقَ بِالنِّقَاط, أَبْحَرَ أَقْرَب إِلى الرِّيح, ...
Hebrew:לִצְבּוֹר יוֹתֵר נְקוּדוֹת, לְהַפְלִיג קָרוֹב יוֹתֵר לָרוּחַ, ...
Russian:набирать очки, обгонять по ветру, ...
Ukrainian:перевершувати, йти ближче до вітру, ...
Hindi:अधिक अंक प्राप्त करना, हवा के करीब पाल चलाना, ...
Bengali:বেশি পয়েন্ট অর্জন করা, বাতাসের কাছাকাছি চলা, ...
Catalan:superar en punts, navegar més a prop del vent, ...
Czech:porazit na body, plout ostřeji proti větru, ...
Danish:score flere point end, sejle tættere på vinden, ...
Dutch:uitpunten, beter zeilen, ...
Greek:σημειώνω περισσότερους πόντους, πλέω πιο κοντά στον άνεμο, ...
Hungarian:kipontozni, élesebben vitorlázni, ...
Khmer:ឈ្នះដោយពិន្ទុ, បើកកប៉ាល់ឱ្យចូលជិតទិសខ្យល់ជាងកប៉ាល់ផ្សេងទៀត, ...
Korean:앞지르다, 더 잘 항해하다, ...
Persian:امتیاز بیشتری کسب کرد, بهتر بادبان کشیدن, ...
Polish:zdobywać więcej punktów, lepiej pływać, ...
Portuguese (BR):pontuar mais, navegar melhor que, ...
Romanian:a depăși la puncte, a naviga mai bine, ...
Swedish:poängtera, segla närmare vinden än, ...
Thai:ทำคะแนนได้มากกว่า, แล่นเรือใกล้ลมมากกว่า, ...
Turkish:puanla geçmek, rüzgara daha yakın seyretmek, ...
Vietnamese:ghi điểm nhiều hơn, chèo gần gió hơn, ...

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