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Meaning of outlean | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To lean outward.
    intransitive, poetic
  2. To lean further than; surpass in leaning.
    transitive

Examples

“And so, between those populous rough hands / Raised in the sun, Duke Leopold outleant, / And took the patriot's oath.”
“On the home stretch, the leader was gone, but there were five or six other guys who were within a few yards of each other for second place. I went outside on the last turn, with a Dave Wottle move, and I outleaned the others at the finish.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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