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UK
/aʊtsmˈɑːt/
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[ US /ˈaʊtsˌmɑɹt/ ]
[ US /ˈaʊtsˌmɑɹt/ ]
VERB
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beat through cleverness and wit
She outfoxed her competitors
I beat the traffic -
defeat by more skillful maneuvering
The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans
My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations
How To Use outsmart In A Sentence
- We got outsmarted by a clown at a Perkins in New Brighton.
- His only chance is to outsmart Koch's crew in shifty winds.
- The Chinese are outsmarting us in every possible way in our trade relationship.
- Yes, Professor, online sources and resources have indeed become the order of the day - wherein quality standards go for a toss, and reference editing expertise gets 'outsmarted'! On Chambers
- She searches for clues, gets locked in medieval dungeons, and outsmarts the bad guys at every turn.
- How does it feel when you the ones [sic] who are outsmarted? Think Progress » Lieberman Gets A Chuckle Out Of Peddling Far-Right Nuke Myth
- He regularly attempted to embarrass me during classes to get laughs from the dumb jocks, but I usually outsmarted him.
- CLARK: Well, you know, he really kind of outsmarted himself. CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2009
- Don Black's gimcrack lyrics range from the instantly forgettable to the indelibly horrific: "Well, who would have thought that a waitress from Rowena / Would have had the balls to bust me out my old .45 / And who would have thought that a farm boy from Teleco / Would outsmart the smartest lawmen and walk out of here alive? Wheel This Barrow Out of Town
- But if you and your mystery man think you can outsmart me, you've got a big shock coming. FORESTS OF THE NIGHT
