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outwalk

American  
[out-wawk] / ˌaʊtˈwɔk /

verb (used with object)

  1. to outdo in walking faster or farther than.

  2. to walk beyond.

    to outwalk the lights of the city.


Etymology

Origin of outwalk

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + walk

Example Sentences

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It suggests that we are clever today in part because a million years ago, we could outrun and outwalk most other mammals over long distances.

From New York Times Dec. 26, 2012

Miss Sears knows her age better than I do, but she was then in her 40s at least, and could probably outwalk the New Frontiersmen today.

From Time Magazine Archive

"He can outwalk either of us," they said.

From Time Magazine Archive

President Kennedy phoned to say: "You can outwalk Bobby and outtalk Hubert."

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Jeremy declared his belief that Gerty could outwalk them both; and, thus satisfied, Mr. Phillips resumed the broken thread of their discourse, into which Gertrude was drawn almost unawares.

From The Lamplighter by Cummins, Maria S.

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