Outwind
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /aʊtˈwaɪnd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outwind is a verb meaning (transitive) To extricate by winding; to unloose.
Meaning
(transitive) To extricate by winding; to unloose.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To surpass in wind or breath.
Example Sentences
they haue him enclosed so behind, / As by no meanes he can himselfe outwind
Dear Psittacuse! when shalt thou once outwind / Thy self from this sad yoke?
The urchin had an elasticity of muscle, a capacity of stretch and endurance in his sinews, and a share of positive strength in his excessive breadth of shoulders, which made him little inferior in conflict to most ordinary men, and in speed he could have outwinded the best.
Word Forms
- outwinds
- outwinding
- outwound
- outwinded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include untwine, unwind, outwrench, wind, unreave, outwring.
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