outrun (redirected from outrunning)

out·run  (out-rn)

tr.v. out·ran (-rn), 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 -runs, -running, -ran, -run (tr)

1. to run faster, farther, or better than

2. to escape from by or as if by running

3. to go beyond; exceed

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.

Translations

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

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

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