outshoots

Scores more baskets

Outshoots is the third-person singular of outshoot, meaning to shoot better or more accurately than someone else: She outshoots everyone on the team.

In sports, it can mean to take more shots than an opponent: They outshot us 35 to 18 but still lost.

As a noun, outshoots are lateral branches or offshoots growing outward from a main stem.

projection

jut

Extend outward sharply

extend · project · bulge · ledge · promontory · jetty · balcony · prow · beak · oriel

surpasses

outperforms

Exceeds in achievement

outpaces · outshines · beats · tops · eclipses · surpasses · bests · overtakes · outclasses · outranks

botanical

sprouts

New growth from seeds

suckers · tendrils · branches · stolons · rhizomes · new growth · buds · stems · propagation · cuttings

Opposites
competitive shooting performance

outshootstrails

Marked outdoor paths

falls behind

shooting accuracy/success

outshootsmisses

Fails to connect

misfires · undershoots · blanks

Family

outshoot, outshooting

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G