outstrip

  • 21outstrip — v. a. 1. Outgo, outrun, go beyond, outspeed, distance. 2. Excel, surpass, exceed, outvie, outdo, beat …

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  • 22outstrip — verb outstripped, outstripping (T) 1 to do something better than someone else: We outstripped all our competitors in sales last year. 2 to be greater in quantity than something else: Demand for energy is outstripping the supply. 3 to run or move… …

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  • 23outstrip — v 1. outdo, outvie, outrival, outclass, outshine, outperform, outplay, Inf. run rings or circles around; excel, exceed, surpass, trump, transcend, overcome, better, Inf. go one better, cap, top, overtop; beat, best, worst; overshadow, throw into… …

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  • 24outstrip — [ˌaʊtˈstrɪp] verb [T] to go faster, do something better, or become larger than someone or something else Demand for the new computers has outstripped supply.[/ex] …

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  • 25outstrip — out•strip [[t]ˌaʊtˈstrɪp[/t]] v. t. stripped, strip•ping 1) to outdo; surpass; excel 2) to pass in running or swift travel 3) to get ahead of in or as if in a race 4) to exceed • Etymology: 1570–80 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26outstrip — /aʊtˈstrɪp / (say owt strip) verb (t) (outstripped, outstripping) 1. to outdo; surpass; excel. 2. to outdo or pass in running or swift travel. 3. to get ahead of or leave behind in a race or in any course of competition …

  • 27outstrip — see STRIP …

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  • 28outstrip — v.tr. ( stripped, stripping) 1 pass in running etc. 2 surpass in competition or relative progress or ability …

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  • 29Outstripped — Outstrip Out*strip , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outstripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outstripping}.] 1. To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behind. [1913 Webster] Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours. Southey. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 30Outstripping — Outstrip Out*strip , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outstripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outstripping}.] 1. To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behind. [1913 Webster] Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours. Southey. [1913 Webster]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English