outwalk
Definition
- Verb:
- To walk faster or farther than: "outwalk" means to surpass or exceed someone in walking, either in speed or distance.
Usage Examples
- (She walked faster than her brother.)
- (He could walk farther than them.)
Advanced Usage
- "to outwalk someone": to walk at a pace that leaves someone behind.
- The tour guide set a brisk pace, easily outwalking the slower tourists. (The guide walked much faster than the tourists.)
Variants and Related Words
Outwalked (past tense): having walked faster or farther than.
- He outwalked all his hiking companions on the trail. (He walked farther than everyone else.)
Outwalking (present participle): the act of walking faster or farther than.
- Outwalking the group, she reached the summit first. (By walking faster, she arrived first.)
Synonyms
- Outpace: to go faster than.
- Outdistance: to surpass in distance.
Phrasal Verbs
- (None directly associated with "outwalk".)
Related Idioms
Walk over someone: to defeat or dominate someone easily.
- In the hiking competition, she walked over her opponents. (She easily outwalked them.)
Walk away from: to leave behind or surpass.
- He walked away from the rest of the pack in the race. (He outwalked the other competitors.)