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Definition of Outfox
1. Verb. Outdo someone in trickery. "Sam cannot outfox Sue "
2. Verb. Beat through cleverness and wit. "Sam cannot outfox Sue "; "She outfoxed her competitors"
Related verbs: Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish
Generic synonyms: Exceed, Outdo, Outgo, Outmatch, Outperform, Outstrip, Surmount, Surpass
Derivative terms: Beatable
Definition of Outfox
1. Verb. (transitive) to beat in a competition of wits ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outfox
1. to outwit [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: outwit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outfox
Literary usage of Outfox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Apollo's Warriors: United States Air Force Special Operations During the by Michael E. Haas (1998)
"... it larger ships to his fleet to support his island activ- was a continual game
of trying to outfox the ities, including a Navy LST (landing ship, ..."
2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"... for stray parties, fell on defenceless outfox and pursued the conflict in a
spirit of the most sanguinary determination. During this w»r, which lasted ..."
3. In the Way of Development: Indigenous Peoples, Life Projects and Globalization by Mario Blaser, Harvey A. Feit, Glenn McRae (2004)
"Louisa decided, upon the second sighting of a fox, that we were going to have
to 'outfox the fox'. Josephine wanted to see a bear, but we never did. ..."
4. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians by William Wilberforce (1824)
"outfox i It is a truth which will hardly be contested, that Christianity, whenever
it has at all prevailed, has raised the general standard of morals to a ..."
5. Road Making and Maintenance: A Practical Treatise for Engineers, Surveyors by Thomas Aitken (1900)
"... at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Contents.— General Description oi Marine
Machinery.—The Conditions of Service and outfox of Engineers of the ..."