OUTWORK


Meaning of OUTWORK in English

I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: out (I) + work

1. : to work out : complete

saw, in web unbroken, its history outwrought — Thomas Hardy

2.

[ out- + work ]

archaic : to surpass in workmanship

3.

[ out- + work ]

: to outdo in working : work harder or faster than

outworks his competitors

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: out (III) + work

1.

a. : an outlying point of defense

had been forced to abandon her outworks across the Rhine and the Danube — Richard Koebner

impairs not only the outworks but the citadel of personality — Walter Moberly

b. : a small defensive position constructed outside a fortified area

2. : work done outside the shop or institution from which it is directed or for which it is performed

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.