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outfoxing

outfoxing is the present participle and gerund of outfox.

Meaning of outfox

Verb

outfox (third-person singular simple present outfoxes, present participle outfoxing, simple past and past participle outfoxed)

  1. (transitive) To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.
    • You can win games in two ways. You either outtalent and outmuscle your opponent because you have all the big, fast studs, or you outfox, outplot, and outmaneuver your opponent because you have a system that your opponents can't prepare for in one week.2002, The Football Coaching Bible, page 145

Questions about outfoxing

What is outfoxing the present participle and gerund of?
Outfoxing is the present participle and gerund of outfox.

Words near outfoxing in the dictionary

  1. outfox
  2. outfoxed
  3. outfoxer
  4. outfoxers
  5. outfoxes
  6. outfoxing
  7. outframe
  8. outframed
  9. outframes
  10. outframing
  11. outfreak

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