outstrip Meaning, Definition & Usage
-
verb be or do something to a greater degree
exceed; surpass; outperform; outgo; outmatch; surmount; outdo.
- her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
- She outdoes all other athletes
- This exceeds all my expectations
- This car outperforms all others in its class
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verb go far ahead of
distance; outdistance.
- He outdistanced the other runners
WordNet
Out*strip" transitive verb
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Definitions
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.