outlick

verb — 2 senses

outlick

verb

Etymology From out- + lick.

1

Dated, Informal to perform better than.

  • Things liked in girls are "a good personality," "manners," or, "she's quite special for a girl. She's a tomboy and quite interesting. Good mind. Pretty. At some things she can outlick any boy in school— skiing, for instance.1956, Arnold Gessel, Youth: the years from ten to sixteen:
2

to lick better than.

  • December 7 2006, Lewis Smith, Irish Independent, New-found species of exotic bat outlicks all rivalshttp://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/newfound-species-of-exotic-bat-outlicks-all-rivals-63367.html

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