Definitions for outstripˌaʊtˈstrɪp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out•stripˌaʊtˈstrɪp(v.t.)-stripped, -strip•ping.
to outdo; surpass; excel.
to pass in running or swift travel.
to get ahead of in or as if in a race.
to exceed.
Origin of outstrip:
1570–80
Princeton's WordNet
surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform(verb)
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"
outdistance, outstrip, distance(verb)
go far ahead of
"He outdistanced the other runners"
Wiktionary
outstrip(Verb)
To outrun or leave behind.
We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
outstrip(Verb)
To exceed, excel or surpass.
This year's production has already outstripped last year's.
Translations for outstrip
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oortref, agterlaat, verbyhardloopAfrikaans

- يَسْبق، يَتَغَلَّب على المُتَسابِقينArabic

- надминавамBulgarian

- ultrapassarPortuguese (BR)

- předehnatCzech

- überflügelnGerman

- løbe fraDanish

- ξεπερνώ (στο τρέξιμο)Greek

- dejar atrás, adelantar, correr más rápido queSpanish

- kannult raputamaEstonian

- تند تر رفتنFarsi

- jättää jälkeensäFinnish

- devancerFrench

- לְהַצלִיח יוֹתֶר מ-Hebrew

- आगे निकल जानाHindi

- preteći, prestićiCroatian

- megelőzHungarian

- mengalahkan kecepatanIndonesian

- fara hraðar enIcelandic

- superareItalian

- 追い抜くJapanese

- …보다 빠르다(뛰어나다)Korean

- pralenktiLithuanian

- pārspēt skriešanā, noskriet (kādu)Latvian

- memotongMalay

- voorbijstrevenDutch

- løpe fra, overgåNorwegian

- prześcignąćPolish

- تند تر رفتنPersian

- ژر ژرتللPashto

- ultrapassarPortuguese

- aîntreceRomanian

- обгонятьRussian

- predbehnúťSlovak

- prehitetiSlovenian

- prestićiSerbian

- distansera, springa om, lämna bakom sigSwedish

- อย่างสังเกตเห็นได้Thai

- geride bırakmak, geçmekTurkish

- 超過Chinese (Trad.)

- обганяти, випереджатиUkrainian

- سبقت لے جاناUrdu

- bỏ xaVietnamese

- 超过Chinese (Simp.)

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