outstand
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Is outstand a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive, archaic) To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding.Examples: "Like Solomon's fool, he outstands all reproof."; "[T]he Elephas primigenius [woolly mammoth] and some of its associates which were able to outstand the inclemency of that severe period, wandered back over their ancient territory, […]"archaictransitive
2. (transitive) To surpass in standing; stand or remain beyond; outstay.Examples: "I have outstood my time, which is material / To the tender of our present."; "This difficulty […] does not arise from, nor is it peculiar to, revealed religion. It is a difficulty which outstands all systems; […]"transitive
3. (intransitive) To project outward from the main body; stand out prominently; be prominent.Examples: "A lever connected to the cam outstands from the throat block, […]"; "The frog simply outstands from its surroundings due to its dark purplish vibrant color."intransitive
4. (intransitive, nautical, archaic) To stand out to sea.archaicintransitive
5. (intransitive, archaic) To remain over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or otherwise undetermined.Examples: "The Judge gave a judgment against the whole boat's crew, I being one of the men, for $30,000. Of course, we did not feel like paying it. I did not; it was none of my fault, but I happened to belong to the same boat, and it outstands there now."archaicintransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary