outwork

== English == === Etymology === From out- +‎ work. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) (verb): enPR: out-wûkʹ, IPA(key): /aʊtˈwɜːk/ (noun): enPR: outʹwûk, IPA(key): /ˈaʊtwɜːk/ (General American) (verb): enPR: out-wûrkʹ, IPA(key): /aʊtˈwɝk/ (noun): enPR: outʹwûrk, IPA(key): /ˈaʊtwɝk/ === Verb === outwork (third-person singular simple present outworks, present participle outworking, simple past and past participle outworked) (transitive) To work more, faster, or harder than (someone else). Hypernym: outdo (rare, obsolete) To work out to a finish; to complete. === Noun === outwork (countable and uncountable, plural outworks) (architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification. Coordinate term: fieldwork Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields. Synonym: fieldwork ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === work out, workout