outstrip
Verb
Verb Forms: outstripped, outstripping, outstrips
- To go faster or farther than someone or something else.
- be or do something to a greater degree
- go far ahead of
- To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
- To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
- To exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.
Examples
- Her ability to form bingos allowed her to OUTSTRIP her opponent’s score quickly in Words With Friends.
- This year’s production has already outstripped last year’s.
- We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
Origin / Etymology
From out- (prefix forming verbs with the sense of exceeding or surpassing) + strip (“(obsolete) to move or pass by quickly”).
Synonyms
distance, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, surmount, surpass, excel, forpass, go beyond, outcompass, outstep, outstrip, overgo, overhaul, overpass, overreach, overstep, overstride, overtake, transcend, transgress, trespass
Scrabble Score: 10
outstrip: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoutstrip: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
outstrip: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary