outstepn.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtstɛp/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌstɛp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, step n.¹

Etymology: < out- prefix + step n.¹, after outstep v. or to step out at step v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier outstepping n.The sense of outstep in the following quot. is unclear:1575 R. B. Apius & Virginia sig. Civ^v The outsteps on Frauncis Fabulator that was neuer my friende, How past you Carters hay rocke, at long medow ende.

1. The action of stepping out; an instance of this, a pace. Also figurative. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > stepping > act of stepping out

outstep1869

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. x. 19 Careful lest the common ear Break measure, miss the outstep of life's march.

1877 J. Butler in J. Garner Jim's Jrnl. (1996) 130 The houses in this street were low, whitewashed, one-storied buildings without front gardens or anything to break their sudden outstep on to the surrounding wilderness.

2. More fully outstep well. An exploratory or additional oil well sited beyond an area already drilled.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > oil rig > [noun] > well

well1652

spouting well1776

petroleum well1801

rock well1830

oil well1859

spouter1865

gusher1876

test well1877

wild cat1877

wildcat well1883

roarera1885

oiler1890

discovery1900

edge well1904

wild well1915

offset well1922

stripper1930

offset1933

production well1934

outstep1947

step-out well1948

1947 Economist 5 July 40/1 Some of these wells were considerable outsteps to test the possibilities of outlying areas, thereby extending the limits of the proven producing area to the west and north.

1955 Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 39 1353 In the latter part of the year a contract National 80 B rig began drilling a program of outsteps to evaluate the oil find at Alcata-I.

1973 R. E. Chapman Petroleum Geol. xii. 256 More problems arise when planning an ‘out-step’ well, to prove an extension to the accumulation, or to define its limits.

1991 Offshore Engineer Sept. 56/1 There may be up to 300 million barrels of additional oil now economically drainable through infill and outstep drilling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

outstepv.

Brit.

/ˌaʊtˈstɛp/, U.S.

/ˌaʊtˈstɛp/

Forms: see out- prefix and step v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, step v.

Etymology: < out- prefix + step v. Compare to step out at step v. Phrasal verbs 1.

1. intransitive. To step out. Chiefly poetic. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > go or come out [verb (intransitive)] > step out

to step outc1515

outstepa1560

a1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Æneid (1584) ix. l. 706 Two valiaunt boystous knights..before their towres, both right, & left hand braue out stept All armed stif in steele.

1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 52 He then out-stepping from his siluer-cloud Made toward me with a reverend peacefull pace.

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 37 Therewith outstept the stallfed foreman..and baft in his face. Biefe, Biefe, Biefe.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xvii. xxiv. 300 But the third king kept Christes sacred faith, nor to these warres out stept.

a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 70 Julian soon to the throne out steps.

1817 J. Keats Poems 120 Petrarch, outstepping from the shady green, Starts at the sight of Laura; nor can wean His eyes from her sweet face.

1871 J. A. Heraud War of Ideas 11 The bivouac-field now enters she, And from the ranks outsteppeth he.

1899 H. D. Rawnsley Sonnets Switzerland & Italy 111 Then forth on Eiger's topmost peak out-stepped The full orbed moon.

2. transitive. To step outside or beyond, to exceed (a limit, bounds, measure, etc.); to overstep.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)] > go beyond (bounds)

transcenda1340

exceedc1374

overwenda1375

overpassa1382

passc1390

to pass beyond ——1429

outreacha1568

overlash1581

pretergress1583

outrun1589

overslipa1592

surpass1592

to step over ——1599

outstep?1611

outstrip1612

overrun1612

outpass1635

pose1636

over-burst1856

overact1858

overstride1925

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvi. 231 But Ioues mind, hath euermore outstept The mind of man.

1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron I. ii. viii. f. 61^v Her desires out stepping all compasse of modesty, or the dignity of her Princely condition.

1759 O. Goldsmith Present State Polite Learning x, in Misc. Wks. (1874) 441/2 The actor..who by outstepping nature, chooses to exhibit the ridiculous outré of a harlequin under the sanction of that venerable name [i.e. Shakespeare].

1796 R. Bage Hermsprong I. xxiv. 244 The whim of mortifying the poor woman came into her head; who indeed did outstep propriety in her officious welcome.

1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) III. 12 He outstepped the bounds of moderation.

1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross xxix. 219 If you were to outstep the real facts a little for once, no one would ever think of throwing it in your teeth on a future occasion.

1912 Amer. Hist. Rev. 17 237 We ought..to modernize ourselves and keep step with—no, outstep, the rather self-important specialists now declaring their independence.

1992 In-Fisherman Feb. 10/3 The editor's job is to make sure the author's claims don't outstep the bounds of reason.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outstep
释义	outstepn. Brit. /ˈaʊtstɛp/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌstɛp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, step n.¹ Etymology: < out- prefix + step n.¹, after outstep v. or to step out at step v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier outstepping n.The sense of outstep in the following quot. is unclear:1575 R. B. Apius & Virginia sig. Civ^v The outsteps on Frauncis Fabulator that was neuer my friende, How past you Carters hay rocke, at long medow ende. 1. The action of stepping out; an instance of this, a pace. Also figurative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > stepping > act of stepping out outstep1869 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. x. 19 Careful lest the common ear Break measure, miss the outstep of life's march. 1877 J. Butler in J. Garner Jim's Jrnl. (1996) 130 The houses in this street were low, whitewashed, one-storied buildings without front gardens or anything to break their sudden outstep on to the surrounding wilderness. 2. More fully outstep well. An exploratory or additional oil well sited beyond an area already drilled. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > oil rig > [noun] > well well1652 spouting well1776 petroleum well1801 rock well1830 oil well1859 spouter1865 gusher1876 test well1877 wild cat1877 wildcat well1883 roarera1885 oiler1890 discovery1900 edge well1904 wild well1915 offset well1922 stripper1930 offset1933 production well1934 outstep1947 step-out well1948 1947 Economist 5 July 40/1 Some of these wells were considerable outsteps to test the possibilities of outlying areas, thereby extending the limits of the proven producing area to the west and north. 1955 Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 39 1353 In the latter part of the year a contract National 80 B rig began drilling a program of outsteps to evaluate the oil find at Alcata-I. 1973 R. E. Chapman Petroleum Geol. xii. 256 More problems arise when planning an ‘out-step’ well, to prove an extension to the accumulation, or to define its limits. 1991 Offshore Engineer Sept. 56/1 There may be up to 300 million barrels of additional oil now economically drainable through infill and outstep drilling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). outstepv. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈstɛp/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈstɛp/ Forms: see out- prefix and step v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, step v. Etymology: < out- prefix + step v. Compare to step out at step v. Phrasal verbs 1. 1. intransitive. To step out. Chiefly poetic. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > go or come out [verb (intransitive)] > step out to step outc1515 outstepa1560 a1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Æneid (1584) ix. l. 706 Two valiaunt boystous knights..before their towres, both right, & left hand braue out stept All armed stif in steele. 1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 52 He then out-stepping from his siluer-cloud Made toward me with a reverend peacefull pace. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 37 Therewith outstept the stallfed foreman..and baft in his face. Biefe, Biefe, Biefe. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xvii. xxiv. 300 But the third king kept Christes sacred faith, nor to these warres out stept. a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 70 Julian soon to the throne out steps. 1817 J. Keats Poems 120 Petrarch, outstepping from the shady green, Starts at the sight of Laura; nor can wean His eyes from her sweet face. 1871 J. A. Heraud War of Ideas 11 The bivouac-field now enters she, And from the ranks outsteppeth he. 1899 H. D. Rawnsley Sonnets Switzerland & Italy 111 Then forth on Eiger's topmost peak out-stepped The full orbed moon. 2. transitive. To step outside or beyond, to exceed (a limit, bounds, measure, etc.); to overstep. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)] > go beyond (bounds) transcenda1340 exceedc1374 overwenda1375 overpassa1382 passc1390 to pass beyond ——1429 outreacha1568 overlash1581 pretergress1583 outrun1589 overslipa1592 surpass1592 to step over ——1599 outstep?1611 outstrip1612 overrun1612 outpass1635 pose1636 over-burst1856 overact1858 overstride1925 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvi. 231 But Ioues mind, hath euermore outstept The mind of man. 1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron I. ii. viii. f. 61^v Her desires out stepping all compasse of modesty, or the dignity of her Princely condition. 1759 O. Goldsmith Present State Polite Learning x, in Misc. Wks. (1874) 441/2 The actor..who by outstepping nature, chooses to exhibit the ridiculous outré of a harlequin under the sanction of that venerable name [i.e. Shakespeare]. 1796 R. Bage Hermsprong I. xxiv. 244 The whim of mortifying the poor woman came into her head; who indeed did outstep propriety in her officious welcome. 1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) III. 12 He outstepped the bounds of moderation. 1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross xxix. 219 If you were to outstep the real facts a little for once, no one would ever think of throwing it in your teeth on a future occasion. 1912 Amer. Hist. Rev. 17 237 We ought..to modernize ourselves and keep step with—no, outstep, the rather self-important specialists now declaring their independence. 1992 In-Fisherman Feb. 10/3 The editor's job is to make sure the author's claims don't outstep the bounds of reason. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869v.a1560
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