outlean

verb — 2 senses

outlean

verb

Etymology From out- + lean.

1

Poetic To lean outward.

  • And so, between those populous rough hands / Raised in the sun, Duke Leopold outleant, / And took the patriot's oath.1851, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Casa Guidi Windows:
2

To lean further than; surpass in leaning.

  • On the home stretch, the leader was gone, but there were five or six other guys who were within a few yards of each other for second place. I went outside on the last turn, with a Dave Wottle move, and I outleaned the others at the finish.1977, Runner's World, volume 12, page 44:

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