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

Salvent suggests taking a taillight and headlight, should you outride daylight.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2022

There was some outride risk going into the weekend that some countries like the Netherlands and Finland weren’t going to go ahead with the bailout, but they decided to give Greece the cash.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 21, 2012

It was a bitter blow to the proud 18th Century shipbuilders of Britain and the U. S. to discover that the cliff-sided, lattice-sailed junks of China could outride a typhoon that would dismast a frigate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such a man, given a good plane and motor, can outride almost any gale.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their journals still trumpet the loudest lies and the mass still believe that sooner or later their shattered bark will outride the battle and the storm, and float safely into the broad sea of independence.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various