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to outclimb

to outclimb

1 6.5
To climb out of a place or over something to escape
  • verb
  • /ˌaʊtˈklaɪm/
: salir escalando
  • After hours in the cave, they finally outclimbed the narrow shaft to reach daylight.

Examples

  • She had to outclimb the steep embankment to escape the rising water.

  • The children managed to outclimb the locked fence and run to safety.

  • He managed to outclimb the fence.

  • Can you outclimb that wall?

  • The children managed to outclimb the locked fence and run to safety.

  • After hours in the cave, they finally outclimbed the narrow shaft to reach daylight.

  • She had to outclimb the steep embankment to escape the rising water.

Synonyms

to hop out
vsto outclimb
  • Informal
16 2.8

To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump

uses upward movement over an obstacle to escape or leave
to egress
vsto outclimb
  • Formal
2 8.9

To leave a place by going out

involves physically getting over an obstacle to escape rather than just leaving

How Difficult

to outclimb
1 6.5
to clamber
17 5.6
to scramble
125 3.2
to get out
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

outclimb infinitive
outclimbed past
outclimbed past participle
outclimbing present participle
outclimbs third person singular

Morphology

outclimb = climb (transparent) = out + climb

Here 'out-' conveys motion out/over (as in 'climb out'), so combined with 'climb' the meaning 'climb out of/over an obstacle' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Outclimb joins out- ('out of' or 'beyond') and climb ('to go up'), like the phrase 'climb out'. So to outclimb something is to climb out of a place or over an obstacle to escape or leave.