The Clue
Outstrip (8 letter answer)
The Answer
DISTANCE
Tags
Notes
The answer DISTANCE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Outdo
Space from here to there
Definition
DISTANCE as a noun:
1. the property created by the space between two objects or points
2. a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
3. (distance, length) = size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
4. (distance, aloofness) = indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
5. (distance, space) = the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
6. a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
DISTANCE as a verb:
1. keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
2. (outdistance, outstrip, distance) = go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"