- outfox
- transitive verb Date: 1924 outsmart
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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outfox — out*fox (out f[o^]ks ) v. t. [out + fox; from the supposed cleverness of a fox in stalking prey.] To defeat or gain an advantage over (an antagonist) by clever stratagems; to outwit; to outmaneuver; to outsmart. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outfox — (v.) to outwit, 1962, from OUT (Cf. out) + FOX (Cf. fox) (q.v.). Related: Outfoxed; outfoxing … Etymology dictionary
outfox — [v] outsmart best, defeat, excel, outclass, outdo, outperform, outplay, outwit, surpass, top; concept 141 … New thesaurus
outfox — ► VERB informal ▪ defeat with superior cunning … English terms dictionary
outfox — ☆ outfox [out′fäks′ ] vt. to outwit; outsmart … English World dictionary
outfox — [[t]a͟ʊtfɒ̱ks[/t]] outfoxes, outfoxing, outfoxed VERB If you outfox someone, you defeat them in some way because you are cleverer than they are. [V n] There is no greater thrill than to bluff a man, trap him and outfox him. Syn: outwit, outsmart … English dictionary
outfox — UK [ˌaʊtˈfɒks] / US [aʊtˈfɑks] verb [transitive] Word forms outfox : present tense I/you/we/they outfox he/she/it outfoxes present participle outfoxing past tense outfoxed past participle outfoxed informal to defeat or get an advantage over… … English dictionary
outfox — /owt foks /, v.t. to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver: Politics is often the art of knowing how to outfox the opposition. [1960 65; OUT + FOX] * * * … Universalium
outfox — verb to beat in a competition of wits Syn: outguess, outsmart, outwit … Wiktionary
outfox — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. outwit, outsmart, outguess, *run circles around, outdistance … English dictionary for students
