1. to exceed in number of people; to have more personnel than

Examples

• The opposing army outmans us three to one.
• Our small team was clearly outmanned by their larger workforce.
• The rebels knew they were outmanned but fought anyway.
• Despite being outmanned, the defenders held their position.
• The company outmans its competitors in terms of staff size.
• We can’t win this battle if they outman us so significantly.