outride

American  

[out-rahyd, out-rahyd] / ˌaʊtˈraɪd, ˈaʊtˌraɪd /

verb (used with object)

outrode, outridden, outriding

1. to outdo or outstrip in riding.

2. (of a ship) to come safely through (a storm) by lying to.

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verb (used without object)

outrode, outridden, outriding

1. to act as an outrider.

noun

1. Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.

outride British  

verb

1. to outdo by riding faster, farther, or better than

2. (of a vessel) to ride out (a storm)

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noun

1. rare prosody an extra unstressed syllable within a metrical foot

Etymology

Origin of outride

First recorded in 1520–30; out- + ride

Example Sentences

Outride, owt-rīd′, v.t. to ride beyond: to ride faster than.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various