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to outrace

to outrace

2 4.2
To move or run faster than someone in a race
  • verb
  • /ˌaʊˈtreɪs/
: superar
  • Echols-Luper took the shotgun snap and outraced the defenders for the two-point conversion as Auburn knocked off McGill-Toolen in a 6A classic.
  • outrace a competitor
  • try to outrace

Examples

  • A Georgia State defensive back whiffed on a tackle, allowing Barnette to turn upfield after the catch and outrace the rest of the secondary.

    Blog text (31)

  • Try your luck, outrace me

    The Blackening (2023)

  • - Then try to outrace them, all right, Fred?

    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

  • I can't outrace them with our load.

    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

  • And through the door, she whispered to him: "Grandpa, I outraced a train."

    Fiction book (1990)

  • In the final lap, she managed to outrace her rivals and took home the trophy.

  • The cheetah can outrace any other animal on land during a sprint.

  • He decided to outrace the other runners to secure his place in the finals.

Synonyms

to outrun
vsto outrace
78 3.0

Run faster than someone or something

is the general idea of moving faster in a race or contest
to beat out
vsto outrace
66 3.8

Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize

is about physically moving faster rather than just winning
to overtake
vsto outrace
58 3.3

To catch up with and pass someone moving ahead of you

often describes simply being faster from the start rather than catching up
to outpace
vsto outrace
19 4.9

To move, grow, or develop faster than another

is specifically about moving faster in a race or competition
to outdistance
vsto outrace
2 6.7

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

focuses on speed rather than the large physical lead
to outcompete
vsto outrace
1 6.1

To do better than someone or something and win

is limited to physically moving faster in a race or competition
to draw away
vsto outrace
1 4.6

To move ahead of others in a race or competition

typically describes faster movement at any stage of a race
to distance
vsto outrace
1 6.2

To move ahead of others in a race or competition

emphasizes faster movement specifically in competitive races
to outsprint
vsto outrace
1 4.8

Run faster than another person in a race to finish ahead

is the broader act of moving faster across a whole race

Antonyms

to slow down
893 1.4

To move or act more slowly

How Fast

to outpace
19 4.9
to outrace
2 4.2
to keep up
908 2.8

Surface Forms

outrace infinitive
outraced past
outraced past participle
outracing present participle
outraces third person singular

Morphology

outrace = race (transparent) = out + race

Composed of productive prefix 'out-' (meaning 'surpass') and the verb 'race', so the meaning 'run faster than' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Outrace is made of out- meaning 'more' or 'beyond' and race meaning 'a competition of speed', so imagine someone running ahead and leaving others behind. So to outrace someone is to run faster than them and finish in front.