Definitions for: Outstrip


[v] 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"
[v] go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"



Webster (1913) Definition: Out*strip", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outstripped; p. pr.
& vb. n. Outstripping.]
To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave
behing.

Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours.
--Southey.

He still outstript me in the race. --Tennyson.

Synonyms: distance, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outgo, outmatch, surmount, surpass

See Also: beat, beat out, better, break, circumvent, crush, leave behind, outbrave, outcry, outdraw, outfox, outgrow, out-herod, outmarch, outpace, outrange, outroar, outsail, outsell, outshine, outshout, outsmart, outwear, outweigh, outwit, overreach, shame, shell, trounce, vanquish

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