different between outbow vs outbox

English

Etymology

out- +? bow

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?t?ba?/

Verb

outbow (third-person singular simple present outbows, present participle outbowing, simple past and past participle outbowed)

1. (transitive) To surpass in bowing.
   • 1728, Edward Young, The Love of Fame

     His character and gloves are ever clean,
     And then he can outbow the bowing dean

References

outbow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• bow out

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)
  • (noun): enPR: out?b?ks, IPA^(key): /?a?tb?ks/
  • (verb): enPR: out-b?ks?, IPA^(key): /a?t?b?ks/
• (General American)
  • (noun): enPR: out?bäks, IPA^(key): /?a?tb?ks/
  • (verb): enPR: out-bäks?, IPA^(key): /a?t?b?ks/

Noun

outbox (plural outboxes)

1. A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, eg, by mail.
   • 2013, Michael O'Shea, Blood on the Risers (page 226)

     Rabin tossed the orders in his outbox, dipped the brush back in the small bottle, and continued to apply more solvent […]

2. (computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, for electronic mail.

Translations

See also

• inbox

Verb

outbox (third-person singular simple present outboxes, present participle outboxing, simple past and past participle outboxed)

1. (boxing, transitive) To box better than.

Translations

Anagrams

• box out, boxout