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outwork

/aʊtˈwɜːk/ UK
/aʊtˈwɝk/ US
/ˈaʊtwɜːk/ UK
/ˈaʊtwɝk/ US

verb outworks · outworking · outworked

transitive To work more, faster, or harder than (someone else). A few may be able to outsmart him, but no one can outwork him.
obsolete, rare To work out to a finish; to complete. For now three dayes of men were full outwrought, / Since he this hardie enterprize began [...].

noun outworks

countable A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification. Beyond the castle, scattered outworks offered some protection for the farther-flung peasants.
countable, uncountable Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields.
Similar: fieldwork

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noun a minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification

Deutsch	Vorwerk

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@misc{outwork_2026,
  title = {outwork},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outwork},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}