单词 | outfoot |
释义 | outfootv. transitive. To outpace; to outstrip in dancing, running, etc. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (transitive)] > gain (ground) upon > catch up or overtake > outstrip to leave behinda1393 overgoc1425 preventa1500 outgo1530 out-trot1555 outstrip1567 stripa1592 outpacea1596 out-swift1606 to have (also get) the speed ofa1616 outstretcha1642 to give (a person or thing) the go-by1642 to gain bounds of1653 outrace1657 outspeed1661 to cast behind1681 distance1691 belag1721 repass1728 outfoot1740 outdistance1789 fore-reach1803 to have the foot of1832 to run away1843 slip1856 short-head1863 tine1871 forespeed1872 outrate1873 society > leisure > dancing > [verb (transitive)] > outdo in dancing outdance1616 outfoot1857 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. vi. 187 The Horse in running..seldom was beaten, provided he was not out-footed (as the Jockeys term it). 1857 A. Mathews Tea-table Talk I. 154 The vivacious Margravine..excelling and outfooting many a youthtful dame. 1894 Times 11 June 7/1 She made a disappointing show, the Britannia as a matter of fact fairly outfooting the giantess cutter. 1941 Sun (Baltimore) 2 Aug. 11/4 W. H. Laboyteaux's fleet 3-year-old filly, Imperatrice, outfooted five rivals of her age and sex in the seventeenth test stakes here today. 1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 16 July c10/5 He couldn't keep up with me... My horse out [-] footed him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1740 |
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