outdistance

B2
US /ˈaʊtˈdɪstəns/
verb Freq #171570

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    go far ahead of

    The runner easily outdistanced everyone else in the race.

  2. 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

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