outplay

[ out-pley ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to play better than.

Origin of outplay

1
First recorded in 1640–50; out- + play

Words Nearby outplay

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How to use outplay in a sentence

  • She went into the game fiercely resolving to outplay her team-mates if she could.

  • Youre up against a heady bunch of fellows and youve got to outwit them as well as outplay them if youre going to win.

    Left Half Harmon | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Match yourself against the men who can outplay you, not against the men you already excel.

    If You Don't Write Fiction | Charles Phelps Cushing
  • Angle had to endure many taunts at the failure of all his attempts to outplay Grettir.

  • He was supremely confident that he could outplay the German statesmen and military leaders.

    Bolshevism | John Spargo

British Dictionary definitions for outplay

outplay

/ (aʊtˈpleɪ) /


verb(tr)
  1. to perform better than one's opponent in a sport or game

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