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outstrip Verb [-stripping, -stripped] 1. to surpass (someone) in a particular activity: his newspapers outstrip all others in vulgarity 2. to go faster than (someone)
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outstrip 2. surpass, (informal) beat, leave behind, eclipse, overtake, best, top, better, overshadow, outdo, outclass, outperform, outshine, leave standing (informal) tower above, get ahead of, go one better than (informal) run rings around, knock spots off (informal) put in the shade Translations v outstrip [autˈstrip] to go much faster than He outstripped the other runners. oortref, agterlaat, verbyhardloop يَسْبق، يَتَغَلَّب على المُتَسابِقين надминавам předehnat løbe fra überflügeln ξεπερνώ (στο τρέξιμο) dejar atrás, adelantar, correr más rápido que kannult raputama تند تر رفتن karistaa kannoiltaan devancer לְהַצלִיח יוֹתֶר מ- आगे निकल जाना preteći, prestići megelőz mengalahkan kecepatan fara hraðar en superare 追い抜く 능가하다, 앞지르다 pralenkti pārspēt skriešanā, noskriet (kādu) memotong voorbijstreven løpe fra, overgå prześcignąć ultrapassar a întrece обгонять predbehnúť prehiteti prestići distansera, springa om, lämna bakom sig อย่างสังเกตเห็นได้ geride bırakmak, geçmek 超過 обганяти, випереджати سبقت لے جانا bỏ xa 超过 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Sheep, fearing some fraud was intended, excused herself, saying, "The Wolf is accustomed to seize what he wants and to run off; and you, too, can quickly outstrip me in your rapid flight. Charley greatly admired the construction of the new vehicle, and felt certain that it would outstrip any other sled that ever dashed adown the long slopes of the Common. It is said, however, that the buffaloes on the Pacific side of the Rocky Mountains are fleeter and more active than on the Atlantic side; those upon the plains of the Columbia can scarcely be overtaken by a horse that would outstrip the same animal in the neighborhood of the Platte, the usual hunting ground of the Blackfeet. |
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