OUTFOX


Meaning of OUTFOX in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

outfox/outwit/outmanoeuvre an opponent (= gain an advantage over an opponent by being more intelligent or skilful than they are )

Football is all about outwitting your opponents.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

So far Hutchinson has managed to outfox police.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Electrical engineers get paid well to outfox the lateral causality inherent in all circuits.

It is about trying to outfox your opponent.

They emerged north of the Absaroke Mountains, having brilliantly outfoxed their pursuers once more.

Urquhart is a manipulative murderer who could outfox Machiavelli, while Richardson seems utterly guileless.

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