Outrun
[aʊt'rʌn] or [,aʊt'rʌn]
Definition
(verb.) run faster than; 'in this race, I managed to outran everybody else'.
Inputed by Kirsten--From WordNet
Definition
(p. p.) of Outrun
(v. t.) To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond.
Editor: Omar
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Exceed, surpass, outstrip, outgo, beat, go beyond.
Checked by Annabelle
Definition
v.t. to go beyond in running: to exceed: to get the better of or to escape by running.—n. Out′runner.
Checker: Michelle
Examples
- The increase of stock and the improvement of land are two events which must go hand in hand, and of which the one can nowhere much outrun the other. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Yes, yes, _they_ will take care not to outrun their income. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- If the road hadn't been so rough last night, we could have outrun 'em entirely. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- We have outrun our story in telling of China. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I have seen the monster, and I can outrun him. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- These rascals were all on foot, but no matter, they were always up to time--they can outrun and outlast a donkey. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He only replied, Silence, maiden; thy tongue outruns thy discretion. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It is bad when your fame outruns your means, said the Spanish Jesuit Gracian. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Editor: Yvonne