outdistance
B2
verb
Freq #171570
Meanings
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1
verb
go far ahead of
The runner easily outdistanced everyone else in the race.
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2
verb
To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
verb
· go far ahead of
distance
2
verb
· to run farther or faster...
outgallopoutrunoutstrip