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to outdance

to outdance

1 6.5
To dance better than another person, often in a competition
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈdæns/
: superar en baile
  • In the dance-off, she managed to outdance all her competitors with her impressive moves.

Examples

  • That man can outdance the best of them.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • During the competition, he was determined to outdance his rival and claim the title.

  • Even with one good leg, I can still outdance him.

    The Conspirator (2011)

  • I was only five ♪ ♪ Outdanced them all

    Grease (1978)

  • Hopefully, we'll see that RP outsmarted and outdanced the Jewish mafia.

    Blog text (31)

  • With years of practice, she was confident that she could outdance anyone on the dance floor.

Synonyms

to best
vsto outdance
105 4.2

To defeat someone in a contest or game

refers specifically to winning by skill in a movement performance
to outdo
vsto outdance
62 3.8

Be better than someone at something

applies specifically to beating others in a movement performance
to outperform
vsto outdance
29 4.8

Do better than someone or something

focuses on outdoing others in a movement performance rather than general tasks
to outshine
vsto outdance
16 4.8

Do better and get more attention than others

in this case that greater impression comes from movement performance skill
to outplay
vsto outdance
14 4.2

Do better than and beat an opponent in a game

is specific to excelling in a movement performance rather than a game
to outmatch
vsto outdance
8 6.4

Do better than someone in skill or performance

instead applies this surpassing specifically within a movement performance
to outclass
vsto outdance
4 4.6

To be much better than someone or something

means that clear superiority happens in a movement performance context
to outgain
vsto outdance
2 6.7

To gain more than someone else, especially in a competition

is about gaining advantage specifically in a movement performance contest
to outdistance
vsto outdance
2 6.7

Get much farther ahead of other people in a race or competition

focuses instead on excelling in a movement performance contest
to outcompete
vsto outdance
1 6.1

To do better than someone or something and win

describes winning specifically through superiority in a movement performance
to outstand
vsto outdance
1 7.6

To be better than others in skill or quality

refers to that superiority when shown in a movement performance
to outgo
vsto outdance
1 8.1

To be better than another person or thing

is limited to outperforming others in a movement performance context
to outdazzle
vsto outdance
1 7.5

To impress people more than others

is about impressing others specifically through movement performance skill
to outrival
vsto outdance
1 7.9

Be better than someone or something in a competition

is about being more successful specifically in a movement performance
to outvie
vsto outdance
  • Archaic
9.9

To try to be better than someone in a contest or task

narrows that striving to success in a movement performance setting

How Well

to outdance
1 6.5
to dance
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

outdance infinitive
outdanced past
outdanced past participle
outdancing present participle
outdances third person singular

Morphology

outdance = dance (transparent) = out + dance

Formed by the productive English prefix 'out-' meaning 'to do better than' plus the verb 'dance'; the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Outdance combines out- (a small word that means 'more than', as in outrun or outsmart) and dance, so it literally means to dance 'more than' or 'better than' someone else. That's why to outdance someone is to dance better than they do.