Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To surpass (another) in cleverness or cunning; outsmart.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To defeat or gain an advantage over (an antagonist) by clever stratagems; to outwit; to outmaneuver; to outsmart.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
beat in a competition of wits
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb beat through cleverness and wit
- verb outdo someone in trickery
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was just a game and they needed to outfox Clementi to get to the next level.
Sandip Roy: Tyler Clementi and the Eye of the Webcam Sandip Roy 2010
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It was just a game and they needed to outfox Clementi to get to the next level.
Sandip Roy: Tyler Clementi and the Eye of the Webcam Sandip Roy 2010
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This hasn't faded: he jibed in his most recent interview that he always aims to "outfox the media."
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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It was just a game and they needed to outfox Clementi to get to the next level.
Sandip Roy: Tyler Clementi and the Eye of the Webcam Sandip Roy 2010
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It was just a game and they needed to outfox Clementi to get to the next level.
Sandip Roy: Tyler Clementi and the Eye of the Webcam Sandip Roy 2010
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This hasn't faded: he jibed in his most recent interview that he always aims to "outfox the media."
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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This hasn't faded: he jibed in his most recent interview that he always aims to "outfox the media."
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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This hasn't faded: he jibed in his most recent interview that he always aims to "outfox the media."
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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This hasn't faded: he jibed in his most recent interview that he always aims to "outfox the media."
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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It was just a game and they needed to outfox Clementi to get to the next level.
Sandip Roy: Tyler Clementi and the Eye of the Webcam Sandip Roy 2010
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