outfly
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[edit]outfly (third-person singular simple present outflies, present participle outflying, simple past outflew, past participle outflown)
- (transitive) To fly better, faster, or further than.
- 1800, Thomas Moore, Odes of Anacreon:
- She gave thee beauty — shaft of eyes, / That every shaft of war outflies!
- 2014, Bill Nye, Corey S. Powell, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation:
- It shows the peahens that the peacock is strong. And it shows other males that this peacock can outstrut, outfly, outcourt, and generally outcompete them.