| VERB | competition | outfox | outdo someone in trickery |
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| competition | outfox, outwit, overreach, outsmart, beat, circumvent | beat through cleverness and wit |
| Sounds | awtfaa'ks | |
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| Rhymes | boondocks ... xerox / Xerox: 36 rhymes with aaks... | |
| Meaning | outdo someone in trickery. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot outfox Sue | |
| Broader | surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform | Be or do something to a greater degree |
| Meaning | Beat through cleverness and wit. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She outfoxed her competitors" | |
| Synonyms | outwit, overreach, outsmart, beat, circumvent | |
| Broader | surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform | Be or do something to a greater degree |
| Similar to | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Spanish | burlar | |
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