outpoint

verb, noun — 3 senses

outpoint

verb

Etymology From out- + point.

1

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To score more points than (especially, in boxing, to achieve victory by scoring more points that one's opponent).

  • It was clear that the Queen, if she indeed proved to be the target, would be outpointed for grooming and hauteur.2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador, published 2007, page 225:
  • Speaking from the Philippines, where he easily outpointed Argentine Angel Hugo Ramirez in front of a sellout crowd of almost 10,000 on Saturday night, Katsidis said he was ready to fight in front of Australian fans after an absence of two years.2009 February 2, Bernie Pramberg, “Michael Katsidis chases return bout with Cuban great”, in Herald Sun:
2

Nautical, Transport To sail closer to the wind than (another ship).

outpoint

noun

Etymology From out- + point.

1

The closing portion of an edited sequence of audio or video.

  • Edit the clip in to the sequence by making the outpoint of the source clip the first frame of the reverse motion.2009, Greg Staten, Steve Bayes, The Avid Handbook, page 192:

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