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outrun

  • /ˈaʊtɹʌn/

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verb outruns · outrunning · outran · outrun

  1. transitive To run faster than. Can a tiger outrun a lion?
  2. transitive To exceed or overextend. They will take care not to outrun their income. They will never be distressed for money.

noun outruns

  1. In ski jumping, the flat or uphill area past the landing point, where the skier can slow down.
  2. The sheepdog's initial run towards the sheep, done in a curving motion so as not to startle them.
  3. Scotland A piece of outlying grazing land on an arable farm.

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verb run faster

Portuguêsultrapassar, exceder, superar
Françaisprendre de l'avance sur, distancer, prendre de vitesse, semer
Deutschüberholen
Русскийобгоня́ть obgonjátʹ, обогна́ть obognátʹ, опережа́ть operežátʹ, опереди́ть operedítʹ

verb exceed

Françaisdépasser
Русскийпревосходи́ть prevosxodítʹ, превзойти́ prevzojtí

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@misc{outrun_2026,
  title = {outrun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outrun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}