Meaning of outskip | Babel Free
Definitions
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To avoid by flight or fleeing; escape. transitive
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To surpass in skipping; surpass in skipping stones. transitive
Examples
“Thou lost thyself, child Drusus, when thou thoughtst Thou couldst outskip my vengeance; or outstand The power I had to crush thee into air.”
“The right novice of pregnant and aspiring conceit will not outskip any precious gem of invention, or any beautiful flower of elocution that may richly adorn or gallantly bedeck the trim garland of his budding style.”
“He pretends to be surprised at nothing, and to possess in perfection—poor, pitiable old fop—the art nil admirari; but repeatedly, I know, I have clear outskipped his fancy.”
“We had stopped throwing stones in view of anyone except ourselves years ago, after we saw the looks on the adults' faces when we outskipped them.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.