Search Result for "outstrip": 
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. be or do something to a greater degree;
- Example: "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"
- Example: "She outdoes all other athletes"
- Example: "This exceeds all my expectations"
- Example: "This car outperforms all others in its class"
[syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform]

2. go far ahead of;
- Example: "He outdistanced the other runners"
[syn: outdistance, outstrip, distance]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 (r) 3.0 (2006):

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, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed,
         outdo, surmount, outperform]
    2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn:
       outdistance, outstrip, distance]