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outfoot

outfoot verb: to run or travel faster than.

Verb

outfoot (third-person singular simple present outfoots, present participle outfooting, simple past and past participle outfooted)

  1. (transitive) To run or travel faster than
    • As has been said, Jerry headed the train of revellers, partially because it was most unwise to cut in ahead of Jerry and partially because there was not a piece of horseflesh in the Three B's which could outfoot his chestnut.1920, Max Brand, The Night Horseman
    • Not a young man of his neighborhood nor any of his college-mates could outfoot him in a race.1919, Zane Grey, The Desert of Wheat
    Synonyms:
    outpace, outrun

Examples of outfoot in a sentence

  • And Hall, usually so merry, could outfoot them all when he once got started on the cosmic pathos of religion and the gibbering anthropomorphisms of those who loved not to die.1913, Jack London, The Valley of the Moon:
  • The smoke from the steamer was now on the south end of the island, moving along toward the east with a speed which showed Ned that it would be impossible to outfoot the larger craft.1911, G. Harvey Ralphson, Boy Scouts in the Philippines:
  • If the moon stays in for fifteen minutes we shall be out of range of her guns and we can outfoot her in a stern chase."1907, Charles Edward Rich, A Voyage with Captain Dynamite:
  • If the Varicks and the Butlers set the pace, I promise you to keep the quarry, Mistress Folly, in view--perhaps outfoot you all to Bedlam!...1902, Robert W. Chambers, The Maid-At-Arms:

Synonyms of outfoot

Forms of outfoot

third-person singular presentoutfoots
present participleoutfooting
past participleoutfooted
pastoutfooted

Origin of outfoot

From out- + foot.

Questions about outfoot

What does outfoot mean?
Outfoot means to run or travel faster than.
How do you use outfoot in a sentence?
And Hall, usually so merry, could outfoot them all when he once got started on the cosmic pathos of religion and the gibbering anthropomorphisms of those who loved not to die.
What part of speech is outfoot?
Outfoot is a verb.
What is the past tense of outfoot?
The past tense of outfoot is outfooted.

Words near outfoot in the dictionary

  1. outfolds
  2. outfool
  3. outfooled
  4. outfooling
  5. outfools
  6. outfoot
  7. outfooted
  8. outfooting
  9. outfoots
  10. outform
  11. outformation

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