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outplaying

outplaying is the present participle and gerund 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 outplaying

What is outplaying the present participle and gerund of?
Outplaying is the present participle and gerund of outplay.

Words near outplaying in the dictionary

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

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