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outrun

[ out-ruhn ]

verb (used with object)

outran outrun, outrunning.
  1. to run faster or farther than.
  2. to escape by or as if by running:

    They managed to outrun the police.

  3. to exceed; excel; surpass.


outrun

/ ËŒ²¹ÊŠ³Ùˈ°ùÊŒ²Ô /

verb

  1. to run faster, farther, or better than
  2. to escape from by or as if by running
  3. to go beyond; exceed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of outrun1

First recorded in 1520–30; out + run
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