outride

[v. out-rahyd; n. out-rahyd]

out·ride

[v. out-rahyd; n. out-rahyd] verb, out·rode, out·rid·den, out·rid·ing, noun
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.

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noun
4.
Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.

Origin:
1520–30; out- + ride
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outride
 
vb , -rides, -riding, -rode, -ridden
1.  to outdo by riding faster, farther, or better than
2.  (of a vessel) to ride out (a storm)
 
n
3.  rare prosody an extra unstressed syllable within a metrical foot

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