Definition of Outdistance

1. Verb. Go far ahead of. "He outdistanced the other runners"

Exact synonyms: Distance, Outstrip
Generic synonyms: Leave Behind

Definition of Outdistance

1. Verb. (transitive) To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outdistance

1. [v -TANCED, -TANCING, -TANCES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outdistance

outdegree
outdegrees
outdeliver
outdelivered
outdelivering
outdelivers
outdent
outdented
outdenting
outdents
outdesign
outdesigned
outdesigning
outdesigns
outdid
outdistance (current term)
outdistanced
outdistances
outdistancing
outdo
outdodge
outdodged
outdodges
outdodging
outdoer
outdoers
outdoes
outdoing
outdone
outdoor

Literary usage of Outdistance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American States, Churches, and Slavery by Joshua Rhodes Balme (1862)
"... marked out his course, and accustomed himself to his work, so that at a bound he may outdistance all his competitors. PRESIDENT A MAN OF ALL WORK. ..."

2. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1917)
"A surface craft of extraordinary speed, enabling it to outdistance every pursuer ... Its speed may enable the vessel to outdistance any pursuer and to keep ..."

3. The U. S. Environmental Industry: Meeting the Challenge: U. S. Industry by David R. Berg, Grant Ferrier (2000)
"Regardless, the global market surpassed the US environmental market earlier this decade, and will far outdistance the US market in size if current trends ..."

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