outrun (Meaning)

Wordnet

outrun (v)

run faster than

Webster

outrun (p. p.)

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Webster

outrun (v. t.)

To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond.

outrun Sentence Examples

  1. The cheetah's incredible speed allows it to outrun most of its predators.
  2. Despite their best efforts, the police car was unable to outrun the fleeing suspects.
  3. The runner's determination fueled her efforts to outrun her opponents.
  4. The wildfire spread rapidly, threatening to outrun the firefighters' containment efforts.
  5. The virus mutated, creating a new strain that could outrun the vaccine's protection.
  6. The economic crisis worsened, outrunning the government's ability to respond.
  7. The boat's engine struggled to outrun the approaching storm.
  8. The software's bugs and glitches outran the developers' ability to patch them.
  9. The social media post went viral, outrunning the company's attempts to control its spread.
  10. The child's imagination outran his ability to express it in words.

FAQs About the word outrun

run faster thanof Outrun, To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond.

surpass,exceed,transcend, overstep, overreach, overshoot, invade, overrun, break, overpass

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The cheetah's incredible speed allows it to outrun most of its predators.

Despite their best efforts, the police car was unable to outrun the fleeing suspects.

The runner's determination fueled her efforts to outrun her opponents.

The wildfire spread rapidly, threatening to outrun the firefighters' containment efforts.