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outstrip |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: outstrip 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" [syn: {surpass}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}] 2: go far ahead of "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: {outdistance}, {distance}]
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