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(o̵ut′run′)

transitive verb outran, outrun, outrunning

to run faster, farther, or better than
to exceed
to escape (a pursuer) by or as by running

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transitive verb out·ran (-rănˈ), out·run, out·run·ning, out·runs

a. To run faster than.
b. To escape from: outrun one's creditors.
To go beyond; exceed: “Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence” (Joseph Wood Krutch).

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