"outskip" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outskips [present, singular, third-person], outskipping [participle, present], outskipped [participle, past], outskipped [past]
Etymology: From out- + skip. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|skip}} out- + skip Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} outskip (third-person singular simple present outskips, present participle outskipping, simple past and past participle outskipped)
  1. (transitive) To avoid by flight or fleeing; escape. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outskip-en-verb-eMVzQrLo
  2. (transitive) To surpass in skipping; surpass in skipping stones. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outskip-en-verb-5v2ztLo~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 38 62

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1866, Gerald Massey, Shakspeare's sonnets never before interpreted",
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          "ref": "1999, Henry James, Complete stories",
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