outstrip

[ out-strip ]

/ ˌaʊtˈstrɪp /

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verb (used with object), out·stripped, out·strip·ping.

to outdo; surpass; excel.

to outdo or pass in running or swift travel: A car can outstrip the local train.

to get ahead of or leave behind in a race or in any course of competition.

to exceed: a demand that outstrips the supply.

Origin of outstrip

First recorded in 1570–80; out- + strip¹

Words nearby outstrip

outstanding, outstare, outstation, outstay, outstretch, outstrip, outstroke, outsung, outswear, outswing, outswinger

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Example sentences from the Web for outstrip

That's how the world is, ma'am, and we cannot outstrip the world.
Abraham Lincoln|John Drinkwater
But it bade fair to outstrip them; it flew on and on, as a mass of interblending bubbles borne down a rapid stream from the hills.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
Soon, however, Sibijaan began to outstrip all of us in the excellency of his models.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil
The iron districts were to outstrip California, and our shipping to multiply indefinitely.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 70, No. 433, November 1851|Various

One race will outstrip another because of its advantage in soil, climate, or geographical position.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe

British Dictionary definitions for outstrip

outstrip

/ (ˌaʊtˈstrɪp) /

verb -strips, -stripping or -stripped (tr)

to surpass in a sphere of activity, competition, etc

to be or grow greater than

to go faster than and leave behind

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单词	outstrip
释义	outstrip [ out-strip ] / ˌaʊtˈstrɪp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outstrip ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), out·stripped, out·strip·ping. to outdo; surpass; excel. to outdo or pass in running or swift travel: A car can outstrip the local train. to get ahead of or leave behind in a race or in any course of competition. to exceed: a demand that outstrips the supply. Origin of outstrip First recorded in 1570–80; out- + strip¹ Words nearby outstrip outstanding, outstare, outstation, outstay, outstretch, outstrip, outstroke, outsung, outswear, outswing, outswinger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outstrip That's how the world is, ma'am, and we cannot outstrip the world. Abraham Lincoln\|John Drinkwater But it bade fair to outstrip them; it flew on and on, as a mass of interblending bubbles borne down a rapid stream from the hills. Moby Dick; or The Whale\|Herman Melville Soon, however, Sibijaan began to outstrip all of us in the excellency of his models. Adventures in Swaziland\|Owen Rowe O'Neil The iron districts were to outstrip California, and our shipping to multiply indefinitely. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 70, No. 433, November 1851\|Various One race will outstrip another because of its advantage in soil, climate, or geographical position. The Story of Evolution\|Joseph McCabe British Dictionary definitions for outstrip outstrip / (ˌaʊtˈstrɪp) / verb -strips, -stripping or -stripped (tr) to surpass in a sphere of activity, competition, etc to be or grow greater than to go faster than and leave behind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outstrip transcend, exceed, overtake, outdo, win, top, defeat, excel, pass, best
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outstrip

verb (used with object), out·stripped, out·strip·ping.

Origin of outstrip

Words nearby outstrip

Example sentences from the Web for outstrip

British Dictionary definitions for outstrip

verb -strips, -stripping or -stripped (tr)

Words related to outstrip