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outwalk

American  
[aut-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


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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

At 64, and back on Luzon, Krueger can outwalk men many years his junior.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

He struck ahead with a quicker gait, as if trying to outwalk a creeping fog.

From Bertram Cope's Year by Henry Blake Fuller

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