verb
outrun
OWT-ruhn
verb
1
To run faster than someone or something, or to escape by outpacing it.
"The gazelle managed to outrun the lion."
"Demand has begun to outrun supply."
How to Use Outrun
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo go faster than, or grow beyond, whatever is chasing or matching it.
Common pairings
outrun the competition
outrun demand
Word Forms
outran past tense, outrun past tense, outruns plural, outruns singular
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The gazelle managed to _____ the lion.