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OUTPLAY
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they outplay ... he / she / it outplays
Past simple: outplayed
Past participle: outplayed
-ing form: outplaying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excel or defeat in a game
Example:
The Knicks outplayed the Lakers
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "outplay" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam cannot outplay Sue
