outplay
verb/ˌaʊtˈpleɪ/
/ˌaʊtˈpleɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they outplay | /ˌaʊtˈpleɪ/ /ˌaʊtˈpleɪ/ |
| he / she / it outplays | /ˌaʊtˈpleɪz/ /ˌaʊtˈpleɪz/ |
| past simple outplayed | /ˌaʊtˈpleɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈpleɪd/ |
| past participle outplayed | /ˌaʊtˈpleɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈpleɪd/ |
| -ing form outplaying | /ˌaʊtˈpleɪɪŋ/ /ˌaʊtˈpleɪɪŋ/ |
- outplay somebody to play much better than somebody you are competing against
- We were totally outplayed and lost 106–74.
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