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[ verb ] beat through cleverness and wit

Examples

"I beat the traffic" "She outfoxed her competitors"

Used in print

(Newark Evening News...)

But the farmers outsmarted Washington by shortening the distance between the rows and pouring on the fertilizer .

Related terms

surpass beat

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[ verb ] defeat by more skillful maneuvering

Examples

"The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans" "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"

Related terms

outdo outgeneral

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