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Outwork

//aʊtˈwɜːk// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification. countable

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

  2. 2
    subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area wordnet
  3. 3
    Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To work more, faster, or harder than (someone else). transitive

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

  2. 2
    To work out to a finish; to complete. obsolete, rare

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From out- + work.

Etymology 2

From out- + work.

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