outfootv.
/ˌaʊtˈfʊt/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈfʊt/ transitive. To outpace; to outstrip in dancing, running, etc. Also in extended use.
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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).
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