outwork

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.”

   “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. (obsolete, rare)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. (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. (countable, uncountable)Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields.