Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - outstrip
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Outstrip
outstrip
~ v outstripped, outstripping 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 faster than someone or something else (Dawson outstripped the other runners on the last lap.)
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1.
(outstrips, outstripping, outstripped) If one thing outstrips another, the first thing becomes larger in amount, or more successful or important, than the second thing. In 1989 and 1990 demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third. VERB ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
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 ~ped the ability of its users to use it? — Margaret Mead Synonyms: see exceed ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v.tr. (-stripped, -stripping) 1 pass in running etc. 2 surpass in competition or relative progress or ability. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
5.
1. обгонять, опережать 2. превосходить (в чем-либо) he can outstrip most boys in both sports and studies —- он лучше большинства мальчиков и в спорте и в учебе ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
6.
- from M.E. strip "move quicky," of unknown origin. Outtake "rejected part of a film" is from 1960. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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