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outride
[ verb out-rahyd; noun out-rahyd ]
verb (used with object)
, out·rode, out·rid·den, out·rid·ing.
- to outdo or outstrip in riding.
- (of a ship) to come safely through (a storm) by lying to.
verb (used without object)
, out·rode, out·rid·den, out·rid·ing.
- to act as an outrider.
noun
- Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.
outride
verb
- to outdo by riding faster, farther, or better than
- (of a vessel) to ride out (a storm)
noun
- rare.prosody an extra unstressed syllable within a metrical foot
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Example Sentences
She was very careful not to try to outride the foreman, or to perform any of her marvels of horsemanship.
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Swampers lived on house-boats for the most part, and the boats will outride all but unusual floods.
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When in the wilderness, he could outride or outwalk his guides, and could press on when hunger made his companions flag wearily.
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Knowing little about riding, the former bully of Hampton Academy had boastfully declared he would outride any of the raiders.
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She knew that no one could outride Zoroaster, and that there was nothing to be done but to await the issue.
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