"outfinish" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outfinishes [present, singular, third-person], outfinishing [participle, present], outfinished [participle, past], outfinished [past]
Etymology: out- + finish Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|finish}} out- + finish Head templates: {{en-verb}} outfinish (third-person singular simple present outfinishes, present participle outfinishing, simple past and past participle outfinished)
  1. (transitive) To finish ahead of; to defeat or surpass by finishing first. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outfinish-en-verb-ZD1H8N4E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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