OUTSHINE

[verb] [T] [past:] outshone - to be much more skilful and successful than (someone)Ben Palmer easily outshone his rivals by winning the 200 metres freestyle at the European Junior Championships yesterday. outside (OUTER PART) [noun] [U] - the outer part or side of somethingAlthough the outside of a passion fruit looks strange, the flesh inside is delicious.The outside of the house needs painting.Somehow the house looks larger when looked at from the outside.Perhaps the company needs to get help from outside (= from people who work for other organizations).Compare inside (INNER PART).(UK) The outside or an outside lane is the part of the road nearest the vehicles going in the opposite direction, used esp. by faster vehicles.She cruised by at 160 kilometres per hour on the outside/in the outside lane.(US) The outside lane is the part of the road nearest the edge, esp. used by slower vehicles.The outside or the outside lane is also the part of a racetrack that is furthest from the centre.The runner in the outside lane has a longer distance to run.The job will take about ten days at the outside (= not more than ten days, and probably less).