outstrip
1outstrip — UK US /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to be more successful than expected: outstrip expectations/forecasts/predictions »Group sales were up 6% to $5.8 billion, outstripping Wall Street expectations of $5.47 billion. ► to grow or develop more… …
2Outstrip — 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… …
3outstrip — index outbalance, overcome (surmount), predominate (outnumber), surpass, transcend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William …
4outstrip — (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 …
5outstrip — outdo, *exceed, surpass, transcend, excel …
6outstrip — ► VERB (outstripped, outstripping) 1) move faster than and overtake. 2) exceed; surpass …
7outstrip — [out΄strip′] vt. outstripped, outstripping 1. to go at a faster pace than; get ahead of 2. to excel; surpass …
8outstrip — verb Outstrip is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑demand Outstrip is used with these nouns as the object: ↑demand, ↑supply …
9outstrip — 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… …
10outstrip — /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… …
