Yes, it's the past tense verb of outdo.
Outdid is the past tense of outdo.
Women and minorties were appointed
bills he persuaded Congress to pass.
Oscar outrageously outdid Oswald in the Outfield
hid it, rid it, kid it, bid it, slid it, outdid it, outbid it, forbid it
IBM. International Business Machines outdid old rival Microsoft Corp in market value for the first time since April 1996. Microsoft is now the third-largest U.S. tech company by market value. Apple had moved past Microsoft in 2010.
It sounds strained to my ear. He outdid himself is better. The phrase is usually complimentary, but it has a slightly negative side. When you think about it, it is not possible for someone to do better than she/he is capable of doing. It really means that a person did a superlative job; perhaps much better than the person's average. But outdoing one's 'physical attributions'? How could a person, say, reach higher than he is capable of reaching? You may find some clever way to work this into some interesting writing, but as a rule I would avoid this.
Is it the one that started out "The gods of sport outdid themselves on that wildest of January 12ths, so I weep with the army of loyal dolts who gave 17 points and bet on the Colts..."
The noun 'is' is a verb, a form of the verb 'to be'. The verb 'is' functions as an auxiliary verb and a linking verb.
It is an action verb.
It is a Linking Verb. The word are is a conjugation of the verb "to be."
The verb 'is' is a form of the verb 'to be', a being verb as opposed to an action verb. The verb 'is' also functions as an auxiliary (helper) verb. The verb 'is' also functions as a linking verb.