Definition of OUTDRAW

outdraw

Verb

  • 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.
  • -DREW, -DRAWN, -DRAWING, -DRAWS o attract a larger audience than

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 is a valid Words With Friends word