outfoot

[ out-foot ]

verb (used with object)

1. to surpass (another person) in running, walking, etc.; outstrip.
2. to outsail; excel (another boat) in speed.

outfoot

/ ˌaʊtˈfʊt /

verb

1. (of a boat) to go faster than (another boat)
2. to surpass in running, dancing, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of outfoot¹

First recorded in 1730–40; out- + foot

Example Sentences

Their pluck may not be doubted; and who that has seen them, agile and unwearied in the German or the valse � deux temps, could question their ability to outfoot the fleetest bull that Andalusia itself could supply?

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Outfoot, owt-fōōt′, v.i. to outsail.

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I could catch occasional glimpses of the wolf far in advance, as he scurried through the sagebrush, showing little power of strategy, but a determined obstinacy to outfoot his relentless foes.

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It kan outfoot enny other noize.

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A person's wits will outfoot his judgment sometimes.

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