Definition of "outwork" in Englisch

verb

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

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

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

noun

1. (architecture, countable) 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.