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outrun

[out-ruhn]

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verb (used with object), out·ran, out·run, out·run·ning.

to run faster or farther than.

to escape by or as if by running: They managed to outrun the police.

to exceed; excel; surpass.

Origin:
1520–30; out + run

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outrun (ˌaʊtˈrʌn)

—vb , -runs, -running, -ran, -run
1.	to run faster, farther, or better than
2.	to escape from by or as if by running
3.	to go beyond; exceed

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