outrun

out·run

 (out-rŭn′)

tr.v. out·ran (-răn′), out·run, out·run·ning, out·runs

1.

a. To run faster than.

b. To escape from: outrun one's creditors.

2. To go beyond; exceed: "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch).

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outrun

(ˌaʊtˈrʌn)

vb (tr) , -runs, -running, -ran or -run

1. to run faster, farther, or better than

2. to escape from by or as if by running

3. to go beyond; exceed

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out•run

(ˌaʊtˈrʌn)

v.t. -ran, -run, -run•ning.

1. to run faster or farther than.

2. to exceed; surpass.

[1520–30]

out`run′ner, n.

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outrun

Past participle: outrun
Gerund: outrunning

Imperative

outrun

outrun

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

outrun - run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else" run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

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outrun

verb

1. outdistance, beat, escape, leave behind, get away from, shake off, outstrip, lose, leave standing (informal), outpace There are not many sprinters who can outrun him.

2. exceed, overtake, surpass, top, pass, eclipse, go beyond, outstrip, outdo, outreach The population growth will eventually outrun the supply of food.

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outrun

verb

To be greater or better than:

best, better, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outshine, outstrip, pass, surpass, top, transcend.

Informal: beat.

Idioms: go beyond, go one better.

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Translations

oltrepassaresuperare

вырваться

outrun

[aʊtˈrʌn] (outran (pt) (outrun (pp))) VT → dejar atrás (fig) → exceder, sobrepasar

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outrun

[ˌaʊtˈrʌn] [outran] (pt) [outrun] (pp) vt → distancer

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outrun

[ˌaʊtˈrʌn] (outran (pt) (outrun (pp))) vt → superare (nella corsa) (fig) → superare

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