Synonyms: outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, exceed, surmount, surpass
Definition: be or do something to a greater degree
Usage: 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
Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Synonyms: get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount
Definition: get on top of; deal with successfully
Usage: He overcame his shyness
Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Definition: reach the highest point of
Usage: We scaled the Mont Blanc
Similar words: hit, make, gain, attain, arrive at, reach
Definition: reach a destination, either real or abstract
Usage: We hit Detroit by noon; The water reached the doorstep; We barely made it to the finish line; I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
Synonyms: surmount
Definition: be on top of
Usage: The scarf surmounted the gown
Similar words: head
Definition: be in the front of or on top of
Usage: The list was headed by the name of the president