outwalk

verb

out·​walk ˌau̇t-ˈwȯk 

outwalked; outwalking; outwalks

transitive verb

1

: to outdo in walking : to walk faster or farther than

He was a good swimmer, runner, skater, boatman, and would probably outwalk most countrymen in a day's journey.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

2

: to walk past or beyond

I have outwalked the furthest city light.

—Robert Frost

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for outwalk

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk