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Outstand vs Outstrip - What's the difference?

outstand | outstrip |

As verbs the difference between outstand and outstrip

is that outstand is to resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding while outstrip is to outrun or leave behind.

outstand

English

Verb

  • To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding.
  • To surpass in standing; stand or remain beyond; outstay.
  • To project outward from the main body; stand out prominently; be prominent.
  • To stand out to sea.
  • To stand over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or otherwise undetermined.
    • outstanding contracts

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    outstrip

    English

    Verb

  • To outrun or leave behind.
    • We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=February 4 , author=Gareth Roberts , title=Wales 19-26 England , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The wing outstripped Mark Cueto, but Foden's excellent cover tackle killed the threat. }}
  • To exceed, excel or surpass.
    • This year's production has already outstripped last year's.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 19 , author=Kerry Brown , title=Kim Jong-il obituary , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Kim was educated at the newly founded university in Pyongyang, named after his father, graduating in 1964. The 1960s and early 1970s were the golden years for the DPRK. It undertook rapid industrialisation, economically outstripped its southern competitor, and enjoyed the support of both the People's Republic of China, and the Soviet Union. }}