Meaning of outwind | Babel Free
/aʊtˈwaɪnd/Definitions
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To extricate by winding; to unloose. transitive
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To surpass in wind or breath. transitive
Examples
“they haue him enclosed so behind, / As by no meanes he can himselfe outwind”
“Dear Psittacuse! when shalt thou once outwind / Thy self from this sad yoke?”
“The urchin had an elasticity of muscle, a capacity of stretch and endurance in his sinews, and a share of positive strength in his excessive breadth of shoulders, which made him little inferior in conflict to most ordinary men, and in speed he could have outwinded the best.”
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.