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outrun
CIDE DICTIONARY
outrun, v. t.
To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond. [1913 Webster]
"Your zeal outruns my wishes." [1913 Webster]
"The other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulcher." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
outrun, v. & n.
--v.tr. (-running; past -ran; past part. -run)
1 a run faster or farther than. b escape from.
2 go beyond (a specified point or limit).
--n. Austral. a sheep-run distant from its homestead.
--v.tr. (-running; past -ran; past part. -run)
1 a run faster or farther than. b escape from.
2 go beyond (a specified point or limit).
--n. Austral. a sheep-run distant from its homestead.
THESAURUS
outrun
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, worstROGET THESAURUS
outrun
Transcursion
VB transgress, surpass, pass, go beyond, go by, show in front, come to the front, shoot ahead of, steal a march upon, steal a gain upon, overstep, overpass, overreach, overgo, override, overleap, overjump, overskip, overlap, overshoot the mark, outstrip, outleap, outjump, outgo, outstep, outrun, outride, outrival, outdo, beat, beat hollow, distance, leave in the lurch, leave in the rear, throw into the shade, exceed, transcend, surmount, soar, encroach, trespass, infringe, trench upon, entrench on, intrench on, strain, stretch a point, strain a point, cross the Rubicon.For further exploring for "outrun" in Webster Dictionary Online