outride

[ verb out-rahyd; noun out-rahyd ]

/ verb ˌaʊtˈraɪd; noun ˈaʊtˌraɪd /

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.

Nearby words

Origin of outride

First recorded in 1520–30; out- + ride

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Examples from the Web for outride

His design was to outride the Tomcat and cut him off at the ford of the Medicine Lodge.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
He could outrun, outride and outbox any boy of either side the Potomac, and had proved it in many contests of skill.
Historic Boyhoods|Rupert Sargent Holland
At the worst, if the officer and his men came up behind him, he could increase his pace and outride them to Welwyn.
A Gentleman Player|Robert Neilson Stephens
And the king bade ride after him, but they could not outride him.
Early Britain|Grant Allen

They had "raised" a team somewhere, and had started in pursuit of the fat prize, hoping to outwit and outride justice for once.
Overland Tales|Josephine Clifford

British Dictionary definitions for outride

outride

verb (ˌaʊtˈraɪd) -rides, -riding, -rode or -ridden (tr)

to outdo by riding faster, farther, or better than

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

noun (ˈaʊtˌraɪd)

prosody rare an extra unstressed syllable within a metrical foot

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