Outfox
/ˌaʊtˈfɒks/ verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart. transitive
"You can win games in two ways. You either outtalent and outmuscle your opponent because you have all the big, fast studs, or you outfox, outplot, and outmaneuver your opponent because you have a system that your opponents can't prepare for in one week."
- 2 beat through cleverness and wit wordnet
- 3 outdo someone in trickery wordnet
Example
More examples"You can win games in two ways. You either outtalent and outmuscle your opponent because you have all the big, fast studs, or you outfox, outplot, and outmaneuver your opponent because you have a system that your opponents can't prepare for in one week."
Etymology
From out- + fox.