outstrip
verb
1 outstrip
Be or do something to a greater degree.
synonyms: exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, surmount, surpass.
Roget 280:
go before,
go ahead,
go in the van,
go in advance;
precede,
forerun;
usher in,
introduce,
herald,
head,
take the lead;
lead the way,
lead the dance;
get the start,
have the start;
steal a march;
get before,
get ahead,
get in front of;
outstrip
etc.
303;
take precedence
etc.
(first in order)
62.
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Roget 274:
move quickly,
trip,
fisk†;
speed,
hie,
hasten,
post,
spank,
scuttle;
scud,
scuddle†;
scour,
scour the plain;
scamper;
run like mad,
beat it;
fly,
race,
run a race,
cut away,
shot,
tear,
whisk,
zoom,
swoosh,
sweep,
skim,
brush;
cut along,
bowl along,
barrel along,
barrel;
scorch,
burn up the track;
rush
etc.
(be violent)
173;
dash on,
dash off,
dash forward;
bolt;
trot,
gallop,
amble,
troll,
bound,
flit,
spring,
dart,
boom;
march in quick time,
march in double time;
ride hard,
get over the ground.
hurry
etc.
(hasten)
684;
accelerate,
put on;
quicken;
quicken one's pace,
mend one's pace;
clap spurs to one's horse;
make haste,
make rapid strides,
make forced marches,
make the best of one's way;
put one's best leg foremost,
stir one's stumps,
wing one's way,
set off at a score;
carry sail,
crowd sail;
go off like a shot,
go like a shot,
go ahead,
gain ground;
outstrip the wind,
fly on the wings of the wind.
keep up with,
keep pace with;
outstrip
etc.
303;
outmarch†.
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Roget 33:
be superior
etc.
adj.;
exceed,
excel,
transcend;
outdo,
outbalance†,
outweigh,
outrank,
outrival,
out-Herod;
pass,
surpass,
get ahead of;
over-top,
override,
overpass,
overbalance,
overweigh,
overmatch;
top,
o'ertop,
cap,
beat,
cut out;
beat hollow;
outstrip
etc.
303;
eclipse,
throw into the shade,
take the shine out of,
outshine,
put one's nose out of joint;
have the upper hand,
have the whip hand of,
have the advantage;
turn the scale,
kick the beam;
play first fiddle
etc.
(importance)
642;
preponderate,
predominate,
prevail;
precede,
take precedence,
come first;
come to a head,
culminate;
beat all others,
etc.
bear the palm;
break the record;
take the cake [U.S.].
become larger,
render larger
etc.
(increase)
35,
(expand)
194.
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Roget 303:
transgress,
surpass,
pass;
go beyond,
go by;
show in front,
come to the front;
shoot ahead of;
steal a march upon,
steal a gain upon.
overstep,
overpass,
overreach,
overgo†,
override,
overleap,
overjump†,
overskip†,
overlap,
overshoot the mark;
outstrip,
outleap,
outjump,
outgo,
outstep†,
outrun,
outride,
outrival,
outdo;
beat,
beat hollow;
distance;
leave in the lurch,
leave in the rear;
throw into the shade;
exceed,
transcend,
surmount;
soar
etc.
(rise)
305.
encroach,
trespass,
infringe,
trench upon,
entrench on,
intrench on†;
strain;
stretch a point,
strain a point;
cross the Rubicon.
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Dutch: overtreffen, overklassen, overtroeven
2 outstrip
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