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Synonyms for outrun


Grammar : Verb
Spell : out-ruhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˌaʊtˈrʌn



Définition of outrun

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to run out," from out (adv.) + run (v.). Sense of "to outstrip in running" is from 1520s; figurative use from 1650s. Related: Outran; outrunning.
  • verb run faster than
Example sentences :
  • Bill had horses which could outrun the fugitive, and why did he not use them?
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Do you imagine you can outrun two squadrons of German cruisers?
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • Fast men in modern times are very apt to outrun the constable.
  • Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh
  • I have more last than you have and can outrun these fellows, never fear.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
  • He leaned forward and spurred his horse to outrun the pursuers.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • Drive as he would, he could not outrun that which rode with him.
  • Extract from : « The Vortex Blaster » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • To be frank with you, I'm wishing you'll outrun the boats that will come after you.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Philippines » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • We may suspect that what they really want is to outrun their own personality.
  • Extract from : « The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book » by Various
  • He could outrun them on a clear highway—but not on the crowded Expressway.
  • Extract from : « Damned If You Don't » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • She gazed, as if her longing were striving to outrun the steam.
  • Extract from : « Germinie Lacerteux » by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt

Antonyms for outrun

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