outstrip

outstrip
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 outstripped all our competitors in sales last year.
2.) to be greater in quantity than something else
Demand for new aircraft production is outstripping supply.
3.) to run or move faster than someone or something else
Speeding at 90 mph, Denny outstripped police cars for an hour.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • 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] He still… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outstrip — index outbalance, overcome (surmount), predominate (outnumber), surpass, transcend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William …   Law dictionary

  • outstrip — (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 …   Etymology dictionary

  • outstrip — outdo, *exceed, surpass, transcend, excel …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • outstrip — ► VERB (outstripped, outstripping) 1) move faster than and overtake. 2) exceed; surpass …   English terms dictionary

  • outstrip — [out΄strip′] vt. outstripped, outstripping 1. to go at a faster pace than; get ahead of 2. to excel; surpass …   English World dictionary

  • outstrip — verb Outstrip is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑demand Outstrip is used with these nouns as the object: ↑demand, ↑supply …   Collocations dictionary

  • outstrip — 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… …   English dictionary

  • outstrip — /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… …   Universalium

  • outstrip — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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