outspan n 1. an area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh animals
2. the act of unharnessing or unyoking
vb ,
-spans ,
-spanning or -spanned 3. (tr ) to unharness or unyoke (animals)
4. (intr ) to relax
[C19: partial translation of Afrikaans uitspan, from uit out + spannen to stretch]
outspan Past participle: outspannedGerund: outspanningImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I outspan you outspan he/she/it outspans we outspan you outspan they outspan
Preterite I outspanned you outspanned he/she/it outspanned we outspanned you outspanned they outspanned
Present Continuous I am outspanning you are outspanning he/she/it is outspanning we are outspanning you are outspanning they are outspanning
Present Perfect I have outspanned you have outspanned he/she/it has outspanned we have outspanned you have outspanned they have outspanned
Past Continuous I was outspanning you were outspanning he/she/it was outspanning we were outspanning you were outspanning they were outspanning
Past Perfect I had outspanned you had outspanned he/she/it had outspanned we had outspanned you had outspanned they had outspanned
Future I will outspan you will outspan he/she/it will outspan we will outspan you will outspan they will outspan
Future Perfect I will have outspanned you will have outspanned he/she/it will have outspanned we will have outspanned you will have outspanned they will have outspanned
Future Continuous I will be outspanning you will be outspanning he/she/it will be outspanning we will be outspanning you will be outspanning they will be outspanning
Present Perfect Continuous I have been outspanning you have been outspanning he/she/it has been outspanning we have been outspanning you have been outspanning they have been outspanning
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been outspanning you will have been outspanning he/she/it will have been outspanning we will have been outspanning you will have been outspanning they will have been outspanning
Past Perfect Continuous I had been outspanning you had been outspanning he/she/it had been outspanning we had been outspanning you had been outspanning they had been outspanning
Conditional I would outspan you would outspan he/she/it would outspan we would outspan you would outspan they would outspan
Past Conditional I would have outspanned you would have outspanned he/she/it would have outspanned we would have outspanned you would have outspanned they would have outspanned
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. outspan - remove the yoke or harness from; "outspan the draft animals"unyoke - remove the yoke from; "unyoke the cow"
unharness - remove the harness from; "unharness a horse"
inspan - attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals"
outspan verb (S. African) relax , chill out (slang, chiefly U.S.) , take it easy , loosen up , laze , lighten up (slang) , put your feet up , hang loose (slang) , let yourself go (informal) , let your hair down (informal) , mellow out (informal) , make yourself at home Let's take a break and just outspan for a while.