Meaning of OUTRUN
| Pronunciation: | | aût'run
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| | Definition: | | [v] run faster than; as in a race |
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| | See Also: | | run | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Out*run"\, v. t. [imp. {Outran}; p. p. {Outrun}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Outrunning}.]
To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than;
to outstrip; to go beyond.
Your zeal outruns my wishes. --Sir W.
Scott.
The other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to
the sepulcher. --Jhon xx. 4.
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| Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, best, catch up with, come up to, come up with, defeat, destroy, distance, do in, drub, fix, gain on, gain upon, hide, hors de combat, lambaste, lap, lather, leave behind, leave standing, lick, outclass, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outgeneral, outgo, outjump, outleap, outmaneuver, outmarch, outpace, outperform, outplay, outpoint, outrange, outreach, outride, outrival, outsail, outshine, outstep, outstrip, outvie, outwit, overhaul, overjump, overleap, overmatch, overplay, override, overtake, pass, put, ruin, settle, skin, skin alive, thrash, trim, triumph over, trounce, undo, whip, worst |
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