outwalk

[ out-wawk ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to outdo in walking; walk faster or farther than.

  2. to walk beyond: to outwalk the lights of the city.

Origin of outwalk

1
First recorded in 1620–30; out- + walk

Words Nearby outwalk

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How to use outwalk in a sentence

  • Tess beat up the long hill still faster; but she could not outwalk them without exciting notice.

  • 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
  • His companions, not being so cunning as he, and knowing they could outwalk him, readily consented to this arrangement.

    Zanzibar Tales | Various
  • She had been trying to outwalk her thoughts, and failed—the odds were against her.

    Mattie:--A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) | Frederick William Robinson
  • He could outwalk and outrun and outride any of his companions.

    George Washington, Vol. I | Henry Cabot Lodge