outwalk

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English

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Etymology

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From out- +‎ walk.

Verb

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outwalk (third-person singular simple present outwalks, present participle outwalking, simple past and past participle outwalked)

  1. To walk further than another.
    Coordinate term: outrun
    In our charity fundraiser called "Walk for Wellness", Stacy outwalked all other participants, racking up 37 kilometers in 3 weeks.
    • 2009 May 5, Lawrence Downes, “Still Singing”, in New York Times[1]:
      Mr. Seeger has walked the walk for so long that he has outwalked most everybody who would ever want to beat him up, throw bricks at him or denounce him as a Red.
  2. To walk faster than another.
    Coordinate term: outrun
    He runs so slowly that I can outwalk his running pace!

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