Outdistance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outdistance is a verb meaning (transitive) To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
Meaning
(transitive) To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
Example Sentences
He could not long outdistance such a runner as the Bishop, whose tremendous strides would surely overhaul him in the end.
Word Forms
- outdistances
- outdistancing
- outdistanced
Synonyms for outdistance
Depending on context, synonyms include outgallop, outrun, outstrip, distance.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outstrip, distance, outdrive, outfinish, out-do, outchase.
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