outrun

About 0.42 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To run faster than.

   Can a tiger outrun a lion?

2. verb To exceed or overextend.
3. noun In ski jumping, the flat or uphill area past the landing point, where the skier can slow down.
4. noun The sheepdog's initial run towards the sheep, done in a curving motion so as not to startle them.
5. noun A piece of outlying grazing land on an arable farm.

Similar words

surpass swamped exceed chase run dodge stir flee evade elope

Often followed by

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Word family

outran outrunning outruns