verb (used with object), out·ran, out·run, out·run·ning.
- to run faster or farther than.
- to escape by or as if by running: They managed to outrun the police.
- to exceed; excel; surpass.
verb -runs, -running, -ran or -run (tr)
- to run faster, farther, or better than
- to escape from by or as if by running
- to go beyond; exceed
v.mid-14c., “to run out,” from out (adv.) + run (v.). Sense of “to outstrip in running” is from 1520s; figurative use from 1650s. Related: Outran; outrunning.