outrun

Definition

  • verb: to run or move faster than (someone or something)
  • verb: to run faster than
  • synonyms: outstrip

Examples

  • The demand for the product has quickly 'outrun' [='exceeded', 'outpaced'] the company's ability to produce it.

  • The rabbit had no chance of 'outrunning' the dogs.

  • His motorcycle could 'outrun' any car on the road.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Stop the engine! Full stop! We were the only sound. Fellows! We surely can't count to outrun them fuckers. Battle stations! What? Is that the last one? Captain! They shot the hell (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button