outride

outride
v. /owt'ruyd"/; n. /owt"ruyd'/, v., outrode, outridden, outriding, n.
v.t.
1. to outdo or outstrip in riding.
2. (of a ship) to come safely through (a storm) by lying to.
v.i.
3. to act as an outrider.
n.
4. Pros. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, esp. in sprung rhythm.
[1520-30; OUT- + RIDE]

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