Definition of outrun Outrun

/awtɹʌˈn/ - [awtrun] - out•run

We found 6 definitions of outrun from 5 different sources.

What does outrun mean?

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Verb

outran, outrunning, outrun

outrun - run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else"

run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"

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Wiktionary

outrun (Noun)
The sheepdog's initial run towards the sheep, done in a curving motion so as not to startle them.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

outrun (p. p.)
of Outrun
outrun (v. t.)
To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

outrun
owt-run′, v.t. to go beyond in running: to exceed: to get the better of or to escape by running.—n. Out′runner

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outrun, verb, present, 1st person singular of outrun (infinitive).
outrun, verb (infinitive).
outrun, verb, past participle of outrun (infinitive).

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