outstrip
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 …
