outsprint en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English sprint English outsprint From out- + sprint.
Meanings
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(transitive) To sprint faster than.
Yesterday, he […] outsprinted fellow Australian Graeme Brown (Rabobank) and Switzerland's Martin Elmiger (AG2R).
2009 January 22, Ron Reed, “Allan Davis sprints to Tour Down Under lead”, in Herald Sun:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outsprinted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outsprinted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outsprinting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outsprints | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |