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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OUTSTRIP', v.t. To outgo; to outrun; to advance beyond.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: 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"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform]
2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: outdistance, outstrip, distance]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: out- + obsolete strip to move fast Date: 1580 1. to go faster or farther than 2. to get ahead of <has civilization outstripped the ability of its users to use it? — Margaret Mead> Synonyms: see exceed

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (-stripped, -stripping) 1 pass in running etc. 2 surpass in competition or relative progress or ability.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Outstrip 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(outstrips, outstripping, outstripped) If one thing outstrips another, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing. In 1989 and 1990 demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third. VERB

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Outgo, outrun, go beyond, outspeed, distance. 2. Excel, surpass, exceed, outvie, outdo, beat.

Moby Thesaurus

be the bellwether, beacon, beat, best, better, bulk, bulk large, cap, catch up with, come up to, come up with, distance, eclipse, exceed, excel, gain on, gain upon, get ahead of, get before, go before, guide, have the start, head, head the line, lap, lead, lead the dance, lead the way, leave behind, leave standing, light the way, loom, loom large, lose, outclass, outdistance, outdo, outgo, outjump, outleap, outmaneuver, outmarch, outpace, outperform, outplay, outpoint, outrange, outreach, outride, outrival, outrun, outsail, outshine, outsoar, outstep, outvie, outwit, overcome, overhaul, overjump, overleap, overmatch, overplay, override, overtake, overtop, pace, pass, precede, rear, rise above, set the pace, shake off, soar, spearhead, stand first, stand out, surpass, take the lead, top, tower, tower above, transcend, worst