outwitting (verb)

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• outwit — verb (outwits, outwitting, outwitted) deceive by greater ingenuity …   English new terms dictionary

• outwit — verb outwitted, outwitting (T) to gain an advantage over someone using tricks or clever plans: My father spent years trying to build a bird feeder that would outwit the squirrels …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cheat — I. verb Etymology: 2cheat Date: 1590 transitive verb 1. to deprive of something valuable by the use of deceit or fraud 2. to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice 3. to elude or thwart by or as if by outwitting < cheat death >… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• neck — /nɛk / (say nek) noun 1. that part of the body of some animals which is between the head and the trunk and connects these parts. 2. a. a standard cut of meat, especially lamb, from this area, used mainly for chops, stews, etc. b. best neck, the… …  

• wile — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wil, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vēl deceit, artifice Date: 12th century 1. a trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive; also a beguiling or playful trick 2. skill in outwitting ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Scandinavian folklore — Painting by John Bauer Scandinavian folklore is the folklore of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the Swedish speaking parts of Finland. Collecting folklore began when …   Wikipedia

• outwit — [[t]a͟ʊtwɪ̱t[/t]] outwits, outwitting, outwitted VERB If you outwit someone, you use your intelligence or a clever trick to defeat them or to gain an advantage over them. [V n] To win the presidency he had first to outwit his rivals within the… …   English dictionary

• outwit — UK [ˌaʊtˈwɪt] / US [aʊtˈwɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms outwit : present tense I/you/we/they outwit he/she/it outwits present participle outwitting past tense outwitted past participle outwitted to gain an advantage over someone, especially by… …   English dictionary

• outwit — /aʊtˈwɪt / (say owt wit) verb (t) (outwitted, outwitting) to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness …  

• outwit — ► VERB (outwitted, outwitting) ▪ deceive by greater ingenuity …   English terms dictionary