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outfoot

[ out-foot ]
/ ˌaʊtˈfʊt /

verb (used with object)

to surpass (another person) in running, walking, etc.; outstrip.
to outsail; excel (another boat) in speed.

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Origin of outfoot

First recorded in 1730–40; out- + foot

Words nearby outfoot

outfitter, outflank, outflow, outflux, outfly, outfoot, out for the count, outfox, out from under, out-front, outfrown
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British Dictionary definitions for outfoot

outfoot
/ (ˌaʊtˈfʊt) /

verb (tr)

(of a boat) to go faster than (another boat)
to surpass in running, dancing, etc
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