outbrake

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verb

To brake late in order to get an advantage over.

“Westbrook was able to outbrake Bruni's Ferrari entering the first turn of the final lap and hold the lead.”

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Meanings

verboutbrake (third-person singular simple present outbrakes, present participle outbraking, simple past and past participle outbraked)

present singular third person outbrakes · participle present outbraking · participle past outbraked · past outbraked

  1. transitivehobbiesTo brake late in order to get an advantage over.

    Westbrook was able to outbrake Bruni's Ferrari entering the first turn of the final lap and hold the lead.

    1 more example

    We had to go through it but there was a choice of just where, so I outbraked Tim to get the best line I could, and then I outbraked myself as well.

    2014, Don Simpson, Too Old for Motor Racing: A Short Story in Case I Didn’t Live Long Enough to Finish Writing a Longer One
  2. transitiveautomotiveFrom a given speed, to stop in a shorter distance than.

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

outbrake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbrake

MLA

“outbrake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbrake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outbrake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbrake.

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