outdrawing
Pulling more quickly
Outdrawing is drawing faster or better than someone else.
In Westerns and competitive shooting, it means pulling a gun from a holster before an opponent can: He was confident he could outdraw any man in town.
The word also applies to attracting larger crowds: The upstart comedian was outdrawing established headliners.
Doing better than others
- surpassingGoing beyond in quality
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- defeatingOvercoming in competition
- bestingOvercoming in competition
eclipsing · exceeding · outpacing · outshining · topping · dominating · winning · prevailing
Rapid weapon retrieval
- holsterSidearm carrying case
- six-shooterRevolver holding six rounds
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
showdown · duel · gunslinger · shooting · marksmanship · aim · cowboy · western
Gathered viewers collectively
- crowdLarge public gathering
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- turnoutNumber attending an event
headlining · box-office · sell-out · viewership · ratings · popularity · appeal · magnetism
Making rough drawings
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- depictingShowing through representation
- portraitureArt of depicting people
charcoal · pencilwork · brushstrokes · linework · shading · crosshatching · perspective · composition
outperforming
Doing better than others
- surpassingGoing beyond in quality
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- defeatingOvercoming in competition
besting · eclipsing · exceeding · outpacing · outshining · topping · dominating · winning · prevailing · triumphing
quickdraw
Rapid weapon retrieval
- holsterSidearm carrying case
- six-shooterRevolver holding six rounds
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
revolver · showdown · duel · gunslinger · shooting · marksmanship · aim · cowboy · western · standoff
audience
Gathered viewers collectively
- crowdLarge public gathering
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- spectatorsThose who observe events
turnout · headlining · box-office · sell-out · viewership · ratings · popularity · appeal · magnetism
sketching
Making rough drawings
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- depictingShowing through representation
portraiture · charcoal · pencilwork · brushstrokes · linework · shading · crosshatching · perspective · composition · caricature
outdrawingunderperforming
Doing worse than expected
flopping · bombing · underwhelming · repelling · driving away
draw, drawing, withdraw, drawn, drew, drawer, withdrawal, withdrawn, draws