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outrunning

outrunning is the present participle and gerund of outrun.

Meaning of outrun

Verb

outrun (third-person singular simple present outruns, present participle outrunning, simple past outran, past participle outrun)

  1. (transitive) To run faster than.
    • Can a tiger outrun a lion?
  2. (transitive) To exceed or overextend.
    • They will take care not to outrun their income. They will never be distressed for money.1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC

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Questions about outrunning

What is outrunning the present participle and gerund of?
Outrunning is the present participle and gerund of outrun.

Words near outrunning in the dictionary

  1. outrun
  2. outrun the constable
  3. outrung
  4. outrunner
  5. outrunners
  6. outrunning
  7. outruns
  8. outrush
  9. outrushed
  10. outrushes
  11. outrushing

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