outride
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out·ride
(out-rīd') 
tr.v., -rode (-rōd'), -rid·den (-rĭd'n), -rid·ing, -rides.
An unstressed syllable or cluster of syllables within a given metrical unit that is omitted from the scansion pattern in sprung rhythm.
tr.v., -rode (-rōd'), -rid·den (-rĭd'n), -rid·ing, -rides.
- To ride faster, farther, or better than; outstrip.
- To withstand successfully; ride out: outride a storm at sea.
An unstressed syllable or cluster of syllables within a given metrical unit that is omitted from the scansion pattern in sprung rhythm.
[N. coined by Gerard Manley Hopkins.]
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