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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.
Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours. --Southey.
He still outstript me in the race. --Tennyson.
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outstrip
v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance
surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She
outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my
expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its
class" [syn: surpass, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo,
surmount, outperform]
2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: outdistance,
distance]
[also: outstripping, outstripped]