outstrip[verb]Synonyms: surpass, better, eclipse, exceed, excel, outdistance, outdo, overtake, transcend
Contrasted words: follow, trail, drag, hang back, lag
Related Words: outfly,
outsoar,
outwing,
outfoot,
outrace,
outride,
outsail,
outtravel,
lose,
shake off [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
out‧strip /aʊtˈstrɪp/
verb (
past tense and past participle outstripped,
present participle outstripping)
[transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: strip 'to move fast' (15-18 centuries)]
1. to do something better than someone else or be more successful:
We outstripped all our competitors in sales last year.2. to be greater in quantity than something else:
Demand for new aircraft production is outstripping supply.3. to run or move faster than someone or something else:
Speeding at 90 mph, Denny outstripped police cars for an hour. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲