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outrun

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //aʊˈtɹən// UK //aʊtɹˈʌn// out·run

v. to run faster than someone or something else. You use this when you are trying to get away from a pursuer or a dangerous situation.

v. to run faster than another person or thing; to escape from a pursuer by speed. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the person or thing being outpaced.


SIMPLE

He tried to outrun the dog but failed.

CONTEXTUAL

The hikers had to outrun the approaching storm to reach the safety of the valley.

COMPLEX

Despite his best efforts to outrun the advancing tide, the small fishing boat was eventually swept away by the powerful currents of the rising sea.

Origin

From out- + run.

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