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