# outstrip

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌaʊtˈstɹɪp/ · frequency rank #66,168

## Definitions
1. To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
2. To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
3. To exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.

## Etymology
From out- (prefix forming verbs with the sense of exceeding or surpassing) + strip (“(obsolete) to move or pass by quickly”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outstrip