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English

Verb

To outrun or leave behind.
: We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
To exceed, excel or surpass.
: This year's production has already outstripped last year's.

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Outstrip \Out*strip"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outstripped; p. pr.
& vb. n. Outstripping.]
1. To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave
behind.
[1913 Webster]

Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours.
--Southey.
[1913 Webster]

He still outstript me in the race. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]

2. To exceed in development or performance; to surpass in any
competition; to outdo; to outpace[2].
[PJC]

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

Moby Dictionary
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