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out-run

out-run is the alternative form of outrun.

Meaning of outrun

Noun

outrun (plural outruns)

  1. In ski jumping, the flat or uphill area past the landing point, where the skier can slow down.
  2. The sheepdog's initial run towards the sheep, done in a curving motion so as not to startle them.
  3. (Scotland) A piece of outlying grazing land on an arable farm.

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Forms of out-run

pluralout-runs

Questions about out-run

What is out-run the alternative form of?
Out-run is the alternative form of outrun.

Words near out-run in the dictionary

  1. out-qualify
  2. out-qualifying
  3. out-relief
  4. out-rigger
  5. out-riggers
  6. out-run
  7. out-runs
  8. out-shoot
  9. out-shooting
  10. out-shoots
  11. out-shot

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