outswum
Definition
Verb (past participle of outswim): - To have swum faster or better than someone or something: "outswum" means to have surpassed another person or creature in swimming speed or ability.
Usage Examples
- (She swam faster than all others.)
- (The dolphin swam faster than the boat.)
- (No one had ever swum better or faster than him.)
Advanced Usage
"to be outswum by": to be surpassed in swimming by someone or something.
- The young swimmer was outswum by the Olympic champion. (The champion swam faster than the young swimmer.)
"to have outswum one's limits": to have swum beyond one's physical endurance (figurative).
- He had outswum his strength and had to be rescued. (He swam so far or hard that he exhausted himself.)
Variants and Related Words
Outswim (verb, base form): to swim faster or better than.
- She can outswim most of her teammates. (She can swim faster than them.)
Outswam (verb, past tense): swum faster or better than.
- Yesterday, he outswam his rival in the final lap. (He swam faster than his rival.)
Outswimming (verb, present participle): the act of swimming faster or better than.
- Outswimming the current is difficult. (Swimming faster than the current is hard.)
Synonyms
- Surpass in swimming: to exceed in swimming ability.
- Outpace in the water: to go faster than while swimming.
- Beat in a swim race: to defeat by swimming faster.
Related Idioms
"To swim against the tide": to go against popular opinion (not directly related to "outswum" but a swimming idiom).
- He often swims against the tide in political debates. (He holds unpopular views.)
"To sink or swim": to succeed or fail based on one's own effort.
- After the training, it was sink or swim for the new recruits. (They had to prove themselves.)