outrun

[ out-ruhn ]

/ ˌaʊtˈrʌn /

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verb (used with object), out·ran, out·run, out·run·ning.

to run faster or farther than.

to escape by or as if by running: They managed to outrun the police.

to exceed; excel; surpass.

Nearby words

outrigger, outright, outring, outro, outrow, outrun, outrunner, outrush, outré, outs, outsail

Origin of outrun

First recorded in 1520–30; out + run

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Their ability to outrun and outjump gives them a consistently generous margin for error, which is a huge luxury.
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Two trial races were ridden and the sad cow horse was outrun with apparent ease.
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"The fellow thinks he can outrun me on a long pull, as he happened to do so for a short distance once on a time," he thought.
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That was all I could get out of him, without allowing natural curiosity to outrun discretion.
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But a Grizzly in a rage can outrun any man in a long race, and the angry she-bear rapidly overhauled her foes.
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She believed she could outrun him, now that they were in the trail.
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British Dictionary definitions for outrun

outrun

/ (ˌaʊtˈrʌn) /

verb -runs, -running, -ran or -run (tr)

to run faster, farther, or better than

to escape from by or as if by running

to go beyond; exceed

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Word Origin and History for outrun

outrun

mid-14c., "to run out," from out (adv.) + run (v.). Sense of "to outstrip in running" is from 1520s; figurative use from 1650s. Related: Outran; outrunning.

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outrun

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