- to outdo by riding faster, farther, or better than
- (of a vessel) to ride out (a storm)
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out•ride
(v. out′rīd′;n. out′rīd′),USA pronunciation v., -rode, -rid•den, -rid•ing, n.
v.t.
v.i.
n.
v.t.
- to outdo or outstrip in riding.
- (of a ship) to come safely through (a storm) by lying to.
v.i.
- to act as an outrider.
n.
- Poetry[Pros.]an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, esp. in sprung rhythm.
- out- + ride 1520–30
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outride vb /ˌaʊtˈraɪd/ ( -rides, -riding, -rode, -ridden) (transitive)