out·play (out-plā′) tr.v. out·played ,
out·play·ing ,
out·plays To surpass (an opponent) in skill or technique or in scoring points.
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outplay (aʊtˈpleɪ ) vb (
tr )
(General Sporting Terms) to perform better than one's opponent in a sport or game
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out•play (ˌaʊtˈpleɪ) v.t. to play better than.
[1640–50]
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outplay Past participle: outplayedGerund: outplayingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I outplay you outplay he/she/it outplays we outplay you outplay they outplay
Preterite I outplayed you outplayed he/she/it outplayed we outplayed you outplayed they outplayed
Present Continuous I am outplaying you are outplaying he/she/it is outplaying we are outplaying you are outplaying they are outplaying
Present Perfect I have outplayed you have outplayed he/she/it has outplayed we have outplayed you have outplayed they have outplayed
Past Continuous I was outplaying you were outplaying he/she/it was outplaying we were outplaying you were outplaying they were outplaying
Past Perfect I had outplayed you had outplayed he/she/it had outplayed we had outplayed you had outplayed they had outplayed
Future I will outplay you will outplay he/she/it will outplay we will outplay you will outplay they will outplay
Future Perfect I will have outplayed you will have outplayed he/she/it will have outplayed we will have outplayed you will have outplayed they will have outplayed
Future Continuous I will be outplaying you will be outplaying he/she/it will be outplaying we will be outplaying you will be outplaying they will be outplaying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been outplaying you have been outplaying he/she/it has been outplaying we have been outplaying you have been outplaying they have been outplaying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been outplaying you will have been outplaying he/she/it will have been outplaying we will have been outplaying you will have been outplaying they will have been outplaying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been outplaying you had been outplaying he/she/it had been outplaying we had been outplaying you had been outplaying they had been outplaying
Conditional I would outplay you would outplay he/she/it would outplay we would outplay you would outplay they would outplay
Past Conditional I would have outplayed you would have outplayed he/she/it would have outplayed we would have outplayed you would have outplayed they would have outplayed
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. outplay - excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers"beat ,
beat out ,
vanquish ,
trounce ,
crush ,
shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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