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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Outstrip \Out*strip"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outstripped; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Outstripping.]
     1. To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave
        behind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours.
                                                    --Southey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He still outstript me in the race.    --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To exceed in development or performance; to surpass in any
        competition; to outdo; to outpace[2].
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Outstrip \Out*strip"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outstripped; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Outstripping.]
     To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave
     behing.
  
           Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours.
                                                    --Southey.
  
           He still outstript me in the race.       --Tennyson.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  outstrip
       v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance
            surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She
            outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my
            expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its
            class" [syn: surpass, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo,
             surmount, outperform]
       2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: outdistance,
           distance]
       [also: outstripping, outstripped]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  outstripping
       See outstrip

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  outstripping
     n.
     The act or process of something being outstripped.
     vb.
     (present participle of en outstrip nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  outstripping
     n.
     The act or process of something being outstripped.
     vb.
     (present participle of en outstrip nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  outstripping
     n.
     The act or process of something being outstripped.
     vb.
     (present participle of en outstrip nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  outstripping
     n.
     The act or process of something being outstripped.
     vb.
     (present participle of en outstrip nocat=1)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Outstripping /aʊtstɹˈɪpɪŋ/
  التجاوز

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  outstripping /aʊtstɹˈɪpɪŋ/
  überrundend, überflügelnd
   see: outstrip, outstripped, outstrips, outstripped
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  outstripping /aʊtstɹˈɪpɪŋ/
  übersteigend, hinausgehend
        "Demand for such services is far outstripping/outpacing supply."  - Die Nachfrage nach solchen Dienstleitungen übersteigt bei weitem das Angebot.
     Synonyms: exceeding, surpassing, outpacing
  
   see: exceed, surpass, outstrip, outpace sth., exceeded, surpassed, outstripped, outpaced
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/aʊtˈstɹɪpɪŋ/


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