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outrun the constable

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
out-run the -con-sta-ble
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spend more than one's income; to get into debt.

Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

outruns the constable (present, singular) outruning the constable (participle, present) outran the constable (past)

Synonyms

overrun the constable

Questions

What does outrun the constable mean?
To spend more than one's income; to get into debt.

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