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outstrip

verb (outstrip, outstrips, outstripped, outstripping)

«outstrip» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To outstrip someone is to go faster than them and leave them behind. tree →

In the lessons

fast animals or runners leave others far behind in a race

Examples

The hare outstrips the tortoise. tree →
She outstripped the wind as she ran home. tree →
He outstripped the others in the race. tree →

Note

in a race it shows how far ahead one is, so the gap is found by subtracting

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «outstrip» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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