outrun

[ out-ruhn ]
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verb (used with object),out·ran [out-ran], /ˌaʊtˈræn/, out·run, out·run·ning.
  1. to run faster or farther than.

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

  1. to exceed; excel; surpass.

Origin of outrun

1
First recorded in 1520–30; out + run

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British Dictionary definitions for outrun

outrun

/ (ˌaʊtˈrʌn) /


verb-runs, -running, -ran or -run (tr)
  1. to run faster, farther, or better than

  2. to escape from by or as if by running

  1. to go beyond; exceed

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