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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