outstrip (verb)
1outstrip — ► VERB (outstripped, outstripping) 1) move faster than and overtake. 2) exceed; surpass …
2outstrip — UK US /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to be more successful than expected: outstrip expectations/forecasts/predictions »Group sales were up 6% to $5.8 billion, outstripping Wall Street expectations of $5.47 billion. ► to grow or develop more… …
3outstrip — verb Outstrip is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑demand Outstrip is used with these nouns as the object: ↑demand, ↑supply …
4outstrip — verb a) To outrun or leave behind. We quickly outstripped the amateur runners. b) To exceed, excel or surpass. This years production has already outstripped last years …
5outstrip — verb (outstrips, outstripping, outstripped) move faster than and overtake. ↘exceed: supply far outstripped demand …
6outstrip — verb outstripped, outstripping (T) 1 to do something better than someone else: We outstripped all our competitors in sales last year. 2 to be greater in quantity than something else: Demand for energy is outstripping the supply. 3 to run or move… …
7outstrip — UK [ˌaʊtˈstrɪp] / US [aʊtˈstrɪp] verb [transitive] Word forms outstrip : present tense I/you/we/they outstrip he/she/it outstrips present participle outstripping past tense outstripped past participle outstripped 1) to go faster or do something… …
8outstrip — transitive verb Etymology: out + obsolete strip to move fast Date: 1580 1. to go faster or farther than 2. to get ahead of < has civilization outstripped the ability of its users to use it? Margaret Mead > Synonyms: see exceed …
9outstrip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. outspace, outrun, excel, exceed, outdo, outdistance; eclipse, surpass. See superiority, overrunning. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. surpass, outdo, excel; see exceed . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To… …
10outstrip — out|strip [ aut strıp ] verb transitive 1. ) to go faster or do something better than someone else 2. ) to become larger than something else: EXCEED: Demand for organic food was outstripping supply …
