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Definition of outplay verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

outplay

verb

NAmE//ˌaʊtˈpleɪ//

outplay somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they outplay

he / she / it outplays

past simple outplayed

-ing form outplaying

to play much better than someone you are competing against We were totally outplayed and lost 106–74.

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