outdistance

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ distance.

Verb

outdistance (third-person singular simple present outdistances, present participle outdistancing, simple past and past participle outdistanced)

1. (transitive) To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
   • 1922, Christopher Morley, chapter 12, in Where the Blue Begins:

     He could not long outdistance such a runner as the Bishop, whose tremendous strides would surely overhaul him in the end.

Synonyms

• outgallop, outrun, outstrip

Translations

To run further or faster than another

• Bulgarian: надбягвам (bg) (nadbjagvam)