outgun

verb

outgun

verb

CA /ˌaʊtˈɡʌn/

Etymology From out- + gun.

1

To defeat in terms of firepower.

Two can play at destructive industrialism, and now we out-gun you. We are piling up munitions now faster than you.1917, H.G. Wells, War and the Future:
"Boarding is our only chance here. We are too heavily outgunned."1922, Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood:

1 more example

There is no sporting purpose on earth that should stop the United States Congress from banishing assault weapons that outgun police and cut down children.1994, Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address:

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