- to grow too large for: to outgrow one's clothes.
- to leave behind or lose in the changes incident to development or the passage of time: She outgrew her fear of the dark.
- to surpass in growing: watching one child outgrow another.
- to grow out; burst forth; protrude.
- to grow too large for (clothes, shoes, etc)
- to lose (a habit, idea, reputation, etc) in the course of development or time
- to grow larger or faster than