Outstripping

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours.
                                                    --Southey.
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              He still outstript me in the race.    --Tennyson.
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     2. To exceed in development or performance; to surpass in any
        competition; to outdo; to outpace[2].
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  outstripping
       See {outstrip}