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Definition of outwork in English: outworknoun ˈaʊtwəːkˈaʊtˌwərk 1A section of a fortification or system of defence which is in front of the main part. Example sentencesExamples - New features included barbicans, walls, and other outworks guarding the approach to an entrance.
- The Fields were a parade ground used by the Prussians, the Wilhelmine army, the Nazis, and finally the Russians, who crisscrossed the flat ground with earth berms, thrown up as protective outworks for their barracks.
- An entrance is visible on the south side with a rather good outwork for added protection.
- Outside the main defences lay large outworks such as the Terra Nova and Fort William.
Synonyms rampart, defensive wall, defences, bulwark, palisade, stockade, redoubt, earthwork, bastion, parapet, battlement, blockhouse, barricade, buttress, stronghold 2Australian mass noun Work done outside the factory or office that provides it. Example sentencesExamples - Factories only slowly developed from outwork and workshop production in the first half of the nineteenth century, and they retained many features of the earlier method of production.
- By recognizing both paid and unpaid work, she addresses housework, industrial labor, outwork, and white-collar careers.
- The problems of outwork could be eased by bringing workers together in a centralized plant, even before the use of powered machinery.
- Women are concentrated in poorly paid work, including part-time and outwork.
- Full-time jobs gave way to part-time ones, and centralised factory production to outsourcing and outwork.
verb ˈaʊtwəːkˈaʊtˌwərkˈoutˌwərkˌaʊtˈwərk [with object]Work harder, faster, or longer than (someone else) he was tireless in the field, able to outwork almost everyone around him Example sentencesExamples - A five-word sentence outworks one with 12 words.
- Gruden's players say he outworks every coach in the league.
- Their tenacity alone makes them people who have the capacity to outwork their adversaries.
- No one will outwork him, and he has assembled a phenomenal staff.
- They got out-rebounded, outworked and outsmarted.
- They were so ultracompetitive that they refused to be outworked and out-trained until their bodies could go no more.
- We know we're not the best team in the world but if anybody outworks us, good luck to them.
- Offensively, I'm going to run the floor and try to outwork my man.
- It's not about being outworked, or people being smarter than the American worker.
- It's a rare night when Nashville is outworked or outhustled.
- And just three days after a tough and emotional victory against Manchester United, we were unable to outwork the opposition this time.
- I had always competed against larger people and at a certain point I decided I wasn't going to let anybody outwork me.
- The guy won't rest - he can't rest - until he's fairly well convinced that he has outworked the opposition.
- Henderson has vowed to outwork anyone and back it up with action.
- He continues to outwork and outthink coaches half his age, and shows the same thirst for a potential record ninth championship ring that he did for his first.
- We just took each game as it came and we all went out there to try and outwork the other team.
- Limerick continued to outplay and outwork Waterford in every sector.
- Johnson simply outworked and outscored him all night.
- However, he was basically outworked and couldn't sustain any offense.
- But the only privilege either had was the opportunity to outwork his competitors in order to reach his goals.
Derivatives noun ˈaʊtwəːkə British A person who works away from their employer's premises. the legislation is designed to protect outworkers from exploitation Example sentencesExamples - My father ran the firm for a good many years, and I used to accompany him while still quite small on his rounds to his outworkers.
- This year saw the debut of the first ever radio program broadcast by and for outworkers in Australia.
- Stock held on-site was also massively reduced, with four assembly areas combined into one, and the use of many outworkers stopped - all resulting in staggering reductions in costs.
Rhymes berk, berserk, Burke, cirque, dirk, Dunkirk, erk, irk, kirk, lurk, mirk, murk, perk, quirk, shirk, smirk, stirk, Turk, work Definition of outwork in US English: outworknounˈaʊtˌwərkˈoutˌwərk 1A section of a fortification or system of defense which is in front of the main part. Example sentencesExamples - The Fields were a parade ground used by the Prussians, the Wilhelmine army, the Nazis, and finally the Russians, who crisscrossed the flat ground with earth berms, thrown up as protective outworks for their barracks.
- New features included barbicans, walls, and other outworks guarding the approach to an entrance.
- An entrance is visible on the south side with a rather good outwork for added protection.
- Outside the main defences lay large outworks such as the Terra Nova and Fort William.
Synonyms rampart, defensive wall, defences, bulwark, palisade, stockade, redoubt, earthwork, bastion, parapet, battlement, blockhouse, barricade, buttress, stronghold 2Australian Work done outside the factory or office that provides it. Example sentencesExamples - Full-time jobs gave way to part-time ones, and centralised factory production to outsourcing and outwork.
- By recognizing both paid and unpaid work, she addresses housework, industrial labor, outwork, and white-collar careers.
- The problems of outwork could be eased by bringing workers together in a centralized plant, even before the use of powered machinery.
- Women are concentrated in poorly paid work, including part-time and outwork.
- Factories only slowly developed from outwork and workshop production in the first half of the nineteenth century, and they retained many features of the earlier method of production.
verbˈaʊtˌwərkˌoutˈwərkˈoutˌwərkˌaʊtˈwərk [with object]Work harder, faster, or longer than (someone else) Irwin simply outworks his opponent Example sentencesExamples - We just took each game as it came and we all went out there to try and outwork the other team.
- No one will outwork him, and he has assembled a phenomenal staff.
- I had always competed against larger people and at a certain point I decided I wasn't going to let anybody outwork me.
- However, he was basically outworked and couldn't sustain any offense.
- They got out-rebounded, outworked and outsmarted.
- They were so ultracompetitive that they refused to be outworked and out-trained until their bodies could go no more.
- Henderson has vowed to outwork anyone and back it up with action.
- Offensively, I'm going to run the floor and try to outwork my man.
- We know we're not the best team in the world but if anybody outworks us, good luck to them.
- But the only privilege either had was the opportunity to outwork his competitors in order to reach his goals.
- The guy won't rest - he can't rest - until he's fairly well convinced that he has outworked the opposition.
- Their tenacity alone makes them people who have the capacity to outwork their adversaries.
- It's a rare night when Nashville is outworked or outhustled.
- It's not about being outworked, or people being smarter than the American worker.
- Johnson simply outworked and outscored him all night.
- A five-word sentence outworks one with 12 words.
- And just three days after a tough and emotional victory against Manchester United, we were unable to outwork the opposition this time.
- Gruden's players say he outworks every coach in the league.
- Limerick continued to outplay and outwork Waterford in every sector.
- He continues to outwork and outthink coaches half his age, and shows the same thirst for a potential record ninth championship ring that he did for his first.
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