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outcycle

outcycle verb: to exceed or outpace in cycling; cycle faster than (another).

Verb

outcycle (third-person singular simple present outcycles, present participle outcycling, simple past and past participle outcycled)

  1. To exceed or outpace in cycling; cycle faster than (another)
    • They bore down on me from all sides, some of them twice my size—huge, frenzied creatures thirsty for blood. In a state of panic I would reach unbelievable speeds in frantic, lung-bursting attempts to outcycle the ferocious beasts.2009, James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, Travelers' Tales India: True Stories, page 220

Forms of outcycle

third-person singular presentoutcycles
present participleoutcycling
past participleoutcycled
pastoutcycled

Origin of outcycle

From out- + cycle (verb).

Questions about outcycle

What does outcycle mean?
Outcycle means to exceed or outpace in cycling; cycle faster than (another).
What part of speech is outcycle?
Outcycle is a verb.
What is the past tense of outcycle?
The past tense of outcycle is outcycled.

Words near outcycle in the dictionary

  1. outcussed
  2. outcusses
  3. outcussing
  4. outcut
  5. outcuts
  6. outcycle
  7. outcycled
  8. outcycles
  9. outcycling
  10. outdacious
  11. outdaciousness

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