OUTSTRIPPED

OUTSTRIP

surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

(verb) 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”

outdistance, outstrip, distance

(verb) go far ahead of; “He outdistanced the other runners”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

outstripped

simple past tense and past participle of outstrip

Source: Wiktionary


OUTSTRIP

Out*strip", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outstripped; p. pr. & vb. n. Outstripping.]

Definition: To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behing. Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours. Southey. He still outstript me in the race. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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