OUTPLAY

outplay

(verb) excel or defeat in a game; “The Knicks outplayed the Lakers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outplay (third-person singular simple present outplays, present participle outplaying, simple past and past participle outplayed)

To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than.

Anagrams

• play out, playout

Source: Wiktionary


Out*play", v. t.

Definition: To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be outplayed in tennis or ball.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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