Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Outwork /out-wûkʹ/ · Out·work · IPA /aʊtˈwɜːk/ v. t. n. 01 v. t. To exceed in working; to work more or faster than. 1. To exceed in working; to work more or faster than. 02 n. A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. 1. A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc.(Fort.)