outride

[ verb out-rahyd; noun out-rahyd ]

verb (used with object),out·rode, out·rid·den, out·rid·ing.
  1. to outdo or outstrip in riding.

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

verb (used without object),out·rode, out·rid·den, out·rid·ing.
  1. to act as an outrider.

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

Origin of outride

1
First recorded in 1520–30; out- + ride

Words Nearby outride

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How to use outride in a sentence

  • She was very careful not to try to outride the foreman, or to perform any of her marvels of horsemanship.

    Penny of Top Hill Trail | Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • Swampers lived on house-boats for the most part, and the boats will outride all but unusual floods.

    Ralestone Luck | Andre Norton
  • When in the wilderness, he could outride or outwalk his guides, and could press on when hunger made his companions flag wearily.

    The Long White Cloud | William Pember Reeves
  • Knowing little about riding, the former bully of Hampton Academy had boastfully declared he would outride any of the raiders.

    The Boy Scouts On The Range | Lieut. Howard Payson
  • She knew that no one could outride Zoroaster, and that there was nothing to be done but to await the issue.

    Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster | F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for outride

outride

verb(ˌaʊtˈraɪd) -rides, -riding, -rode or -ridden (tr)
  1. to outdo by riding faster, farther, or better than

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

noun(ˈaʊtˌraɪd)
  1. prosody rare an extra unstressed syllable within a metrical foot

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