outpoint

A verb meaning to score more points than an opponent, especially in a competition or contest.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant marquer plus de points qu'un adversaire, notamment dans une compétition ou un concours.

1. Sail closer to the wind than C2 formal sport

   To sail a boat at a sharper angle to the wind than another vessel, thereby gaining a positional advantage.

   • The experienced skipper managed to outpoint the rival yacht in the final leg of the race.
   • By trimming the sails perfectly, they were able to outpoint the competition.
   • Outpointing another boat requires precise navigation and wind awareness.

   🇫🇷remonter au vent plus près que

2. Score more points than one's opponents B2 formal sport

   To achieve a higher score than an opponent in a competition or contest.

   • The boxer outpointed his rival in a close decision.
   • Our team outpointed the visitors by a narrow margin.
   • She consistently outpoints her competitors in the debate tournament.

   🇫🇷dépasser au score

   Synonymes: beatdefeatoutdooutscoresurpass

• outpointed past participle
• outpointed past simple
• outpointing present participle
• outpoints third person singular