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outrun

out·run

UK/ˈaʊtɹʌn/ US/aʊˈtrʌn/ fairly common

verb

1.

run faster than

  • “in this race, I managed to outran everybody else”

Origin

From out- + run.

Phrases

  • outrun the constable
  • you can't outrun your fork

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