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outslide

/aʊtˈslaɪd/

outslide verb: to slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding.

Verb

outslide (third-person singular simple present outslides, present participle outsliding, simple past and past participle outslid)

  1. (poetic) To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding.
    • At last our grating keels outslide,
      Our good boats forward swing1869, John Greenleaf Whittier, “At Port Royal”, in National Lyrics
  2. To slide better than

Forms of outslide

third-person singular presentoutslides
present participleoutsliding
past participleoutslid
pastoutslid

Origin of outslide

From out- + slide.

Questions about outslide

What does outslide mean?
Outslide means to slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding.
What part of speech is outslide?
Outslide is a verb.
How do you pronounce outslide?
Outslide is pronounced /aʊtˈslaɪd/.
What is the past tense of outslide?
The past tense of outslide is outslid.

Words near outslide in the dictionary

  1. outslick
  2. outslicked
  3. outslicking
  4. outslicks
  5. outslid
  6. outslide
  7. outslides
  8. outsliding
  9. outsling
  10. outslinging
  11. outslings

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