outstrip
1outstrip — UK US /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to be more successful than expected: outstrip expectations/forecasts/predictions »Group sales were up 6% to $5.8 billion, outstripping Wall Street expectations of $5.47 billion. ► to grow or develop more… …
2Outstrip — 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] He still… …
3outstrip — index outbalance, overcome (surmount), predominate (outnumber), surpass, transcend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William …
4outstrip — (v.) 1570s, to pass in running, from OUT (Cf. out) + M.E. strip move quickly, of unknown origin. Figurative sense of to excel or surpass in anything is from 1590s. Related: Outstripped; outstripping …
5outstrip — outdo, *exceed, surpass, transcend, excel …
6outstrip — ► VERB (outstripped, outstripping) 1) move faster than and overtake. 2) exceed; surpass …
7outstrip — [out΄strip′] vt. outstripped, outstripping 1. to go at a faster pace than; get ahead of 2. to excel; surpass …
8outstrip — verb Outstrip is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑demand Outstrip is used with these nouns as the object: ↑demand, ↑supply …
9outstrip — UK [ˌaʊtˈstrɪp] / US [aʊtˈstrɪp] verb [transitive] Word forms outstrip : present tense I/you/we/they outstrip he/she/it outstrips present participle outstripping past tense outstripped past participle outstripped 1) to go faster or do something… …
10outstrip — /owt strip /, v.t., outstripped, outstripping. 1. to outdo; surpass; excel. 2. to outdo or pass in running or swift travel: A car can outstrip the local train. 3. to get ahead of or leave behind in a race or in any course of competition. 4. to… …
11outstrip — transitive verb Etymology: out + obsolete strip to move fast Date: 1580 1. to go faster or farther than 2. to get ahead of < has civilization outstripped the ability of its users to use it? Margaret Mead > Synonyms: see exceed …
12outstrip — verb a) To outrun or leave behind. We quickly outstripped the amateur runners. b) To exceed, excel or surpass. This years production has already outstripped last years …
13outstrip — Synonyms and related words: be the bellwether, beacon, beat, best, better, bulk, bulk large, cap, catch up with, come up to, come up with, distance, eclipse, exceed, excel, gain on, gain upon, get ahead of, get before, go before, guide, have the… …
14outstrip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. outspace, outrun, excel, exceed, outdo, outdistance; eclipse, surpass. See superiority, overrunning. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. surpass, outdo, excel; see exceed . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To… …
15outstrip — out|strip [autˈstrıp] v past tense and past participle outstripped present participle outstripping [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: strip to move fast (15 18 centuries)] 1.) to do something better than someone else or be more successful ▪ We… …
16outstrip — out|strip [ aut strıp ] verb transitive 1. ) to go faster or do something better than someone else 2. ) to become larger than something else: EXCEED: Demand for organic food was outstripping supply …
17outstrip — see STRIP …
18outstrip — [[t]a͟ʊtstrɪ̱p[/t]] outstrips, outstripping, outstripped VERB If one thing outstrips another, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing. [V n] In the mid eighteenth century the production of… …
19outstrip — v. defeat a rival in competition; run faster or farther; surpass, excel …
20outstrip — verb (outstrips, outstripping, outstripped) move faster than and overtake. ↘exceed: supply far outstripped demand …
