outfoot

[ out-foot ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to surpass (another person) in running, walking, etc.; outstrip.

  2. to outsail; excel (another boat) in speed.

Origin of outfoot

1
First recorded in 1730–40; out- + foot

Words Nearby outfoot

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How to use outfoot in a sentence

  • When age settled upon the rabbit it became slow and heavy, and could no longer outfoot its enemies.

    Children of the Frost | Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for outfoot

outfoot

/ (ˌaʊtˈfʊt) /


verb(tr)
  1. (of a boat) to go faster than (another boat)

  2. to surpass in running, dancing, etc

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