OUTFOX

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they outfox ... he / she / it outfoxes

Past simple: outfoxed

Past participle: outfoxed

-ing form: outfoxing

Meaning:

Beat through cleverness and wit

Example:

She outfoxed her competitors

Synonyms:

beat; circumvent; outfox; outsmart; outwit; overreach

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "outfox" is one way to...):

Verb group:

beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Outdo someone in trickery

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "outfox" is one way to...):

exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass (be or do something to a greater degree)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot outfox Sue