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Verb

outstripped

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]

WordNet outstripped
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