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outstrip
/ˌaʊtˈstɹɪp/
verb 3
Collocations
1ADJ.
far, likely
Definitions
verb
1
To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
And leaſt that I in telling of my tale may longer bee, / Than they in ronning of their race, outſtripped quight was shée. / And he that wan her, marying her enioyd her for his fée.
2
To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
This year’s production has already outstripped last year’s.
Death and deſtruction dogge thee at the heeles, / Thy Mothers name is ominous to children, / If thou wilt outſtrip death, go croſſe the ſeas, / And liue with Richmond, from the reach of hell, […]
3
To exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.
Therefore Gentlemen, / And kinde Spectators, if I haue out-ſtript / An old mans gratuitie, or ſtrict canon, thinke / What a yong Wife, and a good Brayne may doe: / Stretch Ages truth ſometimes, and crack it too.
Still, he thought that if Roy happened to expand his kingdom, outstripping that self-imposed nickname of his, it'd be nice to have the man on his list.
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We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
Wiktionary02
And leaſt that I in telling of my tale may longer bee, / Than they in ronning of their race, outſtripped quight was shée. / And he that wan her, marying her enioyd her for his fée.
Wiktionary03
The Savages pursued, some of them came up to him, he beat them off, outstript the rest, ran into the sea, and swam off to the boat.
Wiktionary04
McDaniel said the damage caused by the virus will likely far outstrip that caused by the ongoing tariff-based trade war between the U.S. and China.
Tatoeba · #857784005
“The U.N. has assessed that by 2030 the global demand for water will outstrip supply by 40 percent,” he said.
Tatoeba · #11697141Usage Notes
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