outran

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outran - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Outrun \Out*run"\, v. t. [imp. Outran; p. p. Outrun; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Outrunning.]
     To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than;
     to outstrip; to go beyond.
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           Your zeal outruns my wishes.             --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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           The other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to
           the sepulcher.                           --John xx. 4.
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