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outdistance

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out·dis·tance  (out-dstns)
tr.v. out·dis·tanced, out·dis·tanc·ing, out·dis·tanc·es
1. To outrun, especially in a long-distance race.
2. To surpass by a wide margin, especially through superior skill or endurance: a sales force that outdistanced its competitors in volume sold.
outdistance
Verb
[-tancing, -tanced]
1. to surpass (someone) in a particular activity
2. to leave (other competitors) behind in a race
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Verb1.outdistance - go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"
distance, outstrip
leave behind - depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"
Translations
Spanish outdistance [autˈdɪstəns] vt → dejar atrás
French outdistance [autˈdɪstəns] vt → distancer
Italian outdistance [autˈdɪstəns] vt → distanziare
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Together we raced across the scarlet sward, I timing my speed that I might not outdistance my slower companion.
The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Realizing that I could outdistance the clumsy brute in the open, I dropped from my leafy sanctuary intent only on distracting the thing's attention from Perry long enough to enable the old man to gain the safety of a larger tree.
At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Perry wanted to man the sweeps and try to get away from them, but I soon convinced him that any speed of which the Sari was capable would be far too slow to outdistance the swift, though awkward, dugouts of the Mezops.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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