transitive verb
-·ran′, -·run′, -·run′ning- to run faster, farther, or better than
- to exceed
- to escape (a pursuer) by or as by running
outrun
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outrun
transitive verb
out·ran, 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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Verb
(third-person singular simple present outruns, present participle outrunning, simple past outran, past participle outrun)
Noun
(plural outruns)
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