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outwind

Verb CEFR B1
aʊtˈwaɪnd

Definitions

  1. To extricate by winding; to unloose.
  2. To surpass in wind or breath.

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

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