transitive. To rise over or above, to surmount; to cross over (a bridge, etc.) Also figurative: to transcend, surpass.

transitive. To shine more brightly than, to outshine. Frequently figurative.

transitive. To surpass, exceed, excel.

transitive. To exceed in excellence or worthiness; to surpass in some activity, quality, or degree. Now archaic and regional.

transitive. To rise above, go beyond, surpass. in quality, attainment, etc.: To excel, be superior to. Obsolete.

transitive. To go beyond, surpass, excel.

transitive. To be more than a match for; to defeat by superior strength, skill, or craft; to surpass, excel. Also: to pit against a superior…

transitive. To extend or lie beyond the limit, range, or scope of; to exceed in quantity, value, excellence, etc.; to transcend, surpass.

transitive. To surpass; = overpass, v. 8a. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To go beyond, exceed, surpass; to outstrip in quality, measure, number, etc. Obsolete.

transitive. figurative. To surpass in any quality, activity, etc.; to exceed. Now rare.

To surpass, outdo; to be superior to. Now chiefly const. in; formerly for, of.

transitive. To surpass in quality or degree; to excel; to exceed. Obsolete.

transitive. To rise above; to surpass greatly; to excel more or to a higher degree than. Also intransitive: to excel highly or greatly.

transitive. To go beyond in some respect, quality, or attribute; to rise above, surpass, excel, exceed.

transitive. To be superior to (a person or thing); to surpass, to excel.

transitive. To cut out; to shun or exclude; to outdo in cutting.

transitive. To surpass, exceed (frequently in some quality). Obsolete.

intransitive. To exceed, surpass. Obsolete.

transitive. To be superior to (others) in the possession of some quality, or in the performance of some action; usually in a good sense; to outdo…

transitive. To surpass, excel. rare.

To excel or surpass. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To weigh more than. Also in extended use.

transitive. To outdo, surpass, excel. Obsolete.

transitive. To do or be better than (someone or something); to surpass, excel.

transitive. Chiefly Scottish. To take precedence over; to surpass, excel. Obsolete.

transitive. To go beyond (a point, bounds, etc.); to exceed or surpass; to excel, outstrip, outdo. Now rare.

To go beyond (another) in degree, amount, or quality; to be or do more or better than; to be greater than, to exceed; to be superior to, to excel.

transitive. To overtop, surpass, excel; to overcome.

transferred and figurative. To pass by, go beyond; to outstrip, surpass.

transitive. To exceed or go beyond in any degree, quality, or quantity; to surpass.

transitive. figurative. To outstrip or get ahead of (another).

transitive. figurative. To exceed (a target, achievement, etc.); to surpass, outdo.

transitive. To outdo or surpass (a person or vessel) in sailing; to sail faster or further than. Also in extended use: to outstrip.

transitive. To run faster than, outrun; to overtake or leave behind through speed of movement; (occasionally) to overcome by running fast. Also…

intransitive. To excel exceedingly, to be of surpassing excellence. Also transitive: to surpass, excel to a greater degree than.

figurative. transitive. Of a person: to outdo or offer more than (another); to surpass (another) in any quality, attribute, act, etc.

transitive. To outrival or surpass (in any quality); to outlive or outlast.

transitive. To surpass.

To surpass, excel, outdo; to cap.

transitive. To be more than a match for; to prove superior to; to surpass.

transitive. To outdo in a contest or in rivalry; to compete successfully against. Frequently figurative.

transitive. To surpass, exceed.

To excel in splendour or beauty.

transitive. To exceed or surpass, so as to overshadow. rare.

transitive. To exceed in height; to surpass.

transitive. Chiefly literary. To stride past or beyond; (figurative) to go beyond, to exceed.

transitive. To excel, surpass, beat; to be superior to. Frequently in passive, esp. in not to be outdone.

transitive. To surpass in lustre; to outshine.

transitive. To outrival; to surpass in excellence.

transitive. To surpass in striking; to deal swifter or heavier blows than. Now chiefly Sport.

transitive. To outdo as a rival; to surpass in a competition or comparison.

transitive. To be above in rank, to surpass. Cf. precede, v.2 2 4. Obsolete.

transitive. To outdo (a person) or surpass (a thing); to trump.

transitive. To excel, surpass (a person). Also intransitive.

transitive. To rise to a higher pitch than; to surpass, exceed, or go beyond.

transitive. To exceed or surpass in merit; to more than merit.

transitive. To blaze more brightly than, to obscure by a brighter blaze. Also figurative: to surpass in brilliance.

(transitive) to excel, surpass.

transitive. To surpass or exceed in performance; to outdo, excel. Now rare.

transitive. To outdo; to go beyond or surpass in acting. Obsolete.

transitive. To surpass in acting or performing; to excel or outdo.

Cf. best, v.1 transitive. To defeat in argument, to outdo or prove better than (a person). Also: to overcome or foil (an undertaking). Frequently in p…

transitive. To exceed in width of span. (In quot. 1657 figurative: to surpass, to be superior to.) Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To rise above or beyond; to soar higher than. Frequently figurative.

transitive. To outdo in brightness; to outshine. Also figurative.

To take the lead of decisively in a race or run; to surpass, get the better of.

transitive. Chiefly Scottish. To surpass, excel, or prove superior to (a person or thing); to outdo. Obsolete.

To get in front of a rival so as to intervene between him and success, or take the first place from him; to out-do, supplant in preference.

To overtop, excel, outdo, surpass, beat. (At first northern dialect.)

transitive. To pass, surpass.

transitive. To tower over or above. Frequently figurative: to surpass.

transitive. To go beyond (a limit); to surpass.

transitive. To go beyond, overcome; to surpass, excel; †to vanquish, crush (obsolete). English regional (northern) in later use.

transitive. To reach or extend beyond; to exceed in reach; (figurative) to surpass, exceed.

To outdo, excel. Cf. senses to cut down 5 at phrasal verbs to cut out 6 at phrasal verbs below. Chiefly U.S. in modern use (see quot. 1952).

transitive. To perform better than; to surpass in a particular activity or function; spec. (of an investment) to be more profitable than. Also intrans…

transitive. To surpass, outdo; to receive or merit a better rating than. Also Scottish: to outnumber; to outpace (rare).

(transitive) to do better than (someone or something).