Meaning of OUTSTRIP
| Pronunciation: | | `awt'strip
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- [v] be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"
- [v] go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"
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| | Synonyms: | | distance, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outgo, outmatch, surmount, surpass |
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| | See Also: | | beat, beat out, better, break, circumvent, crush, leave behind, outbrave, outcry, outdraw, outfox, outgrow, out-herod, outmarch, outpace, outrange, outroar, outsail, outsell, outshine, outshout, outsmart, outwear, outweigh, outwit, overreach, shame, shell, trounce, vanquish | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Out*strip"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outstripped}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Outstripping}.]
To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave
behing.
Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours.
--Southey.
He still outstript me in the race. --Tennyson.
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