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out⋅ride

  [v. out-rahyd; n. out-rahyd] verb, -rode, -rid⋅den, -rid⋅ing, noun
Use outride in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to outdo or outstrip in riding.
2. (of a ship) to come safely through (a storm) by lying to.
–verb (used without object)
3. to act as an outrider.
–noun
4. Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, esp. in sprung rhythm.
Origin:
1520–30; out- + ride
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out·ride   (out-rīd')   
tr.v.   out·rode (-rōd'), out·rid·den (-rĭd'n), out·rid·ing, out·rides

  1. To ride faster, farther, or better than; outstrip.

  2. To withstand successfully; ride out: outride a storm at sea.

n.  An unstressed syllable or cluster of syllables within a given metrical unit that is omitted from the scansion pattern in sprung rhythm.

[N. coined by Gerard Manley Hopkins.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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