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    outstrip
    /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/

    verb

    • 1. move faster than and overtake (someone else): "during the morning warm-up, he once again outstripped the field" Similar go faster thanoutrunoutdistanceoutpace

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  2. to be or become greater than something or someone in amount, degree, or success: Car dealers worry that demand will outstrip their supply.

  3. The meaning of OUTSTRIP is to go faster or farther than. How to use outstrip in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Outstrip.

  4. outstrip. (aʊtstrɪp ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense outstrips , present participle outstripping , past tense, past participle outstripped. verb. If one thing outstrips another, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing.

  5. to be or become greater than something or someone in amount, degree, or success: Car dealers worry that demand will outstrip their supply.

  6. Outstrip definition: to outdo; surpass; excel.. See examples of OUTSTRIP used in a sentence.

  7. 1. To move past or ahead of: outstripped the other runners on the last lap. 2. To be greater than or superior to; exceed or surpass: Her new book outstripped the sales of all her previous ones combined. See Synonyms at excel. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. Definition of outstrip verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. OUTSTRIP definition: When one amount outstrips another amount, it is much greater than it: . Learn more.

  10. Definitions of 'outstrip' If one thing outstrips another, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing. More

  11. When you outstrip someone during a race, you pass them. When one company’s profits outstrip another’s, they make more money. When the productivity of one nation outstrips the neighboring nation, they will have a bigger Gross National Product.