Outdo
81rival — vb 1 Rival, compete, vie, emulate can all mean to strive to equal or surpass another or his achievements. Rival (see also MATCH) usually suggests an attempt to outdo each other {a work . . . which contending sects have rivaled each other in… …
82outclass — v exceed, outreach, excel, surpass, overtop, go beyond, outsoar, transcend; outrank, outrate, come first, be superior to, take precedence over, override, overrule; outweigh, overweigh, outbalance, tip the scales, preponderate; be a cut above, be… …
83outdistance — v outgo, outrun, outstrip, Inf. leave in the dust, outpace, outmarch, outwalk, outswim, out row, outride, outsail; Inf. get the jump on, have the edge on, hold the advantage over; outdo, Inf. run rings or circles around, Inf. do [s.o.] one better …
84outstrip — /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 …
85rival — /ˈraɪvəl / (say ruyvuhl) noun 1. someone who is in pursuit of the same object as another, or strives to equal or outdo another; a competitor. 2. someone or something that is in a position to dispute pre eminence or superiority with another: a… …
86best — [best] adj. [ME best, betst < OE betst (akin to Goth batists) < ? IE base * bhad , good > Sans bhadrá ḥ, fortunate, good] 1. superl. of GOOD 2. of the most excellent sort; surpassing all others 3. most suitable, most desirable, most… …
87better — better1 [bet′ər] adj. [ME bettere, betere < OE betera: see BEST] 1. compar. of GOOD 2. of a more excellent sort; surpassing another or others 3. more suitable, more desirable, more favorable, more profitable, etc. 4. being more than half;… …
88outclimb — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: out + climb 1. : to outdo in climbing outclimbs the other children 2. : to climb beyond outclimbs the other skyscrapers * * * /owt kluym /, v.t., outclimbed or (Archaic) outclom …
89outdone — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from past participle of outdo chiefly South & Midland : provoked, vexed grumbled and … pretended to be greatly outdone with me R.P.Warren * * * outdone UK [ˌaʊtˈdʌn] US [aʊtˈdʌn] …
90ri´val|less — ri|val «RY vuhl», noun, adjective, verb, valed, val|ing or (especially British) valled, val|ling. –n. 1. a person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another, or who tries to equal or do better than another: »The two boys were rivals for …
