verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin. transitive

   "He could not long outdistance such a runner as the Bishop, whose tremendous strides would surely overhaul him in the end."

2. 2
   go far ahead of wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

outstripcarry outdistancedistanceexceedextend

Example

More examples

"He could not long outdistance such a runner as the Bishop, whose tremendous strides would surely overhaul him in the end."

Etymology

From out- + distance.

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