outplant
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Blend of out + implant (“breast implant”). Analysable as out- + plant.
Noun
[edit]outplant (plural outplants)
- (chiefly in the plural) A gel-like prosthesis placed inside the cup of a bra (outside the breast) to enhance apparent breast size.
- 1996, Theatre Record, volume 16, numbers 9-15, page 720:
- […] breast outplants to teenage hypochondria.
- 1999, Cine Blitz (volume 25, issue 1, page 29)
- Outplants for a Fuller, Larger Bust Line Instantly! Avoid irreversible surgery and its high cost.
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]outplant (third-person singular simple present outplants, present participle outplanting, simple past and past participle outplanted)
- (transitive) To surpass in planting
- 1982, James F. Eder, Who Shall Succeed?:
- His father bragged that his son could outplant any laborer available for hire in the village.
- (horticulture) To plant outdoors (after rearing in a greenhouse etc.).
References
[edit]- OED 2004