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outplayed

outplayed is the simple past and past participle of outplay.

Meaning of outplay

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than.
    • We were outplayed at tennis, but we outplayed them at football.

Questions about outplayed

What is outplayed the simple past and past participle of?
Outplayed is the simple past and past participle of outplay.

Words near outplayed in the dictionary

  1. outplanted
  2. outplanting
  3. outplantings
  4. outplants
  5. outplay
  6. outplayed
  7. outplaying
  8. outplays
  9. outplead
  10. outpleaded
  11. outpleading

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