‖n. pl. [ F. bout end + rimé rhymed. ] Words that rhyme, proposed as the ends of verses, to be filled out by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are offered. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } adv. 1. About this place; in this vicinity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Concerning this. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in odor. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in scolding. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To confront, or subdue, with greater scorn. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which is scoured out or washed out. Buckland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To overpower by disdain; to outface. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To see beyond; to excel in certainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To exceed in the price of selling; to fetch more than; to exceed in value. Fuller. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an outguard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A setting out, starting, or beginning. “The outset of a political journey.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. J. Hawes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who settles at a distance, or away, from others. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To shine forth. “Bright, outshining beams.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To surpass in splendor, excellence, or achievement. [ 1913 Webster ]

A throne of royal state, which far
Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To shine more brightly than. [ PJC ]

v. t. To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men are resolved never to outshoot their forefathers' mark. Norris. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To shut out. [ R. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the external surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior. [ 1913 Webster ]

There may be great need of an outside where there is little or nothing within. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Created beings see nothing but our outside. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The part or space which lies beyond the external edge of a structure or beyond the boundary of an inclosure. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the family standing on the outside. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.; the utmost; as, it may last a week at the outside. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. One who, or that which, is without; hence, an outside passenger, as distinguished from one who is inside. See Inside, n. 3. [ Colloq. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The part of the world not encompassed by or under control of an organization or institution; as, prisoners are not allowed to pass objects to persons on the outside; one may not discuss company secretes with anyone on the outside. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; superficial. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc.; as, an outside estimate. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Outside finish (Arch.), a term for the minor parts, as corner boards, hanging stiles, etc., required to complete the exterior of a wooden building; -- rare in masonry. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. or prep. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the coach; he stayed outside. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Of or pertaining to marriage outside a class or tribe, in cultures where that is required by custom or law.
Syn. -- exogamic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling. [ Recent ] A. Trollope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A horse which is not a favorite in the betting. [ Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To surpass in singing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To remain sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to outstay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A part remote from the center, and near the outer edge; border; -- usually in the plural; as, the outskirts of a town. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

The outskirts of his march of mystery. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in sleeping. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

At last our grating keels outslide. Whittier. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To soar beyond or above. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The outside sole of a boot or shoe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To surpass in sounding. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ D. uitspannen. ] To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon; to unharness (a horse). [ S. Africa ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of outspanning. [ PJC ]

2. A place where outspanning is done; Hence: An encampment. [ South African ] [ PJC ]

v. t. To exceed in sparkling. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To exceed in speaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To speak openly or boldly. T. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To express more than. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To excel in speed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Outspeed the realized miracles of steam. Talfourd. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To spend more than. [ PJC ]

2. To spend to exhaustion; to spend more than the limits of; as, he outspent the entire discretionary fund halfway through the year. [ PJC ]

n. Outlay; expenditure. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A mere outspend of savageness. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To spin out; to finish. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, candidly, or boldly; as, an outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke. -- Out*spo"ken*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

v. t. To exceed in sporting. [ R. ] “Not to outsport discretion.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To spread out; to expand; -- usually as a past part. or adj. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To spring out; to issue. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing out. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding. [ R. ] Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To stay beyond. “I have outstood my time.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations. [ 1913 Webster ]

Revenues . . . as well outstanding as collected. A. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conspicuously excellent; markedly superior; distinguished. [ PJC ]

3. So prominent so as to attract notice; conspicuous; usually but not always in a good sense. [ PJC ]

v. t. To excel or overcome in staring; to face down. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would outstare the sternest eyes that look. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To start out or up. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To stay beyond or longer than. [ 1913 Webster ]

She concluded to outstay him. Mad. D' Arblay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in stepping. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in storming. [ 1913 Webster ]

Insults the tempest and outstorms the skies. J. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]