1. leave (a competitor or pursuer) far behind:"she could maintain a fast enough pace to outdistance any pursuers"Similaroutrunoutstriprun faster thanoutpaceleave behindget (further) ahead ofgain ondraw away fromovertakepassshake offthrow offloseput distance between oneself and someone elsewiden the gap between oneself and someone elsesurpassoutshinedo better thanoutclassoutdoexcelexceedtranscendtopcaptrumpbeatbetterleave behindleadinformal:leave standingwalk away fromarchaic:outrivaloutvie