verb
- past tense of outfloat; to float better, longer, or higher than something or someone else
Usage: transitive verb; relatively uncommon; found in literary or technical contexts
Examples
- The cork outfloated the heavier piece of wood in the water.
- Her boat outfloated all the others in the competition.
- The buoyant material outfloated the debris after the storm.
- He outfloated his competitors by using a superior design.
- The raft outfloated the logs that were thrown overboard.