outwork

/aʊtˈwɜːk/
verb 2noun 2

Definitions

verb

1

To work more, faster, or harder than (someone else).

A few may be able to outsmart him, but no one can outwork him.

And I am one of those people who is indefatigable, in the true sense that I beg someone to find someone who can outwork me.

2

To work out to a finish; to complete.

For now three dayes of men were full outwrought, / Since he this hardie enterprize began [...].

noun

1

A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.

Beyond the castle, scattered outworks offered some protection for the farther-flung peasants.

2

Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields.

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