outrun
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outruns, 3rd person singular present; outrunning, present participle; outrun, past participle; outran, past tense;
/ˌoutˈrən/,
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outruns, 3rd person singular present; outrunning, present participle; outrun, past participle; outran, past tense;
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Run or travel faster or farther than
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Escape from
- - it's harder than anyone imagines to outrun destiny
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Go beyond; exceed
- - his courage outran his prudence
Web Definitions:
- run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else"
- To run faster than the others; To exceed or overextend
- To beat. Example: "Susie outran my set when her flush card hit on the river."
- To beat a better hand by improving with later cards.
- To defeat another player by drawing to a better hand
- A player with a drawing hand catches the card they need to win, they are said to outrun their opponent. "Her flush draw outran my set of threes."
- The run the dog makes to get to the far side of the stock, the balance point, by going out behind the stock. ...
- Term applies to a horse's entire performance when he races well back during the entire race. He was either overmatched or for some reason or other was never a factor in the outcome.
- The flat grounds at the bottom of the hill where the skiers brake to a stop.