outbuild

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ build.

Verb

outbuild (third-person singular simple present outbuilds, present participle outbuilding, simple past and past participle outbuilt)

1. (transitive) To build more or better than.
   • 2007 July 20, Dave Caldwell, “Williamsport, Pa.: Home of True Small Ball”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “Each time they’d build, they’d try to outbuild all the rest of them,” said Dr. Randall F. Hipple, a retired obstetrician who helped establish a seven-block stretch of the street as a National Historic District.

Anagrams

• build out, buildout