outstrip
Meanings
Plural: outstrip, outstripped, outstript
Verb
- 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.
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, excel, forpass, go beyond, outcompass, outdistance, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstep, outstrip, overgo, overhaul, overpass, overreach, overstep, overstride, overtake, surmount, surpass, transcend, transgress, trespass
Scrabble Score: 10
outstrip is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordoutstrip is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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