Definitions for outrunˌaʊtˈrʌn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

out•runˌaʊtˈrʌn(v.t.)-ran, -run, -run•ning.

  1. to run faster or farther than.

  2. to exceed; surpass.

Origin of outrun:

1520–30

out`run′ner(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. outrun(verb)

    run faster than

    "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else"

Wiktionary

  1. outrun(Noun)

    The sheepdog's initial run towards the sheep, done in a curving motion so as not to startle them.

  2. outrun(Verb)

    To run faster than the others.

  3. outrun(Verb)

    To exceed or overextend.


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