OUTSMART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outsmart mean? 

• OUTSMART (verb)
  The verb OUTSMART has 2 senses:

1. beat through cleverness and wit

2. defeat by more skillful maneuvering

  Familiarity information: OUTSMART used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTSMART (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they outsmart    ... he / she / it outsmarts   
Past simple: outsmarted   
Past participle: outsmarted   
-ing form: outsmarting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Beat through cleverness and wit

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

beat; circumvent; outfox; outsmart; outwit; overreach

Context example:

She outfoxed her competitors

Hypernyms (to "outsmart" is one way to...):

exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass (be or do something to a greater degree)

Verb group:

beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot outsmart Sue

Sense 2

Meaning:

Defeat by more skillful maneuvering

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

outmaneuver; outmanoeuvre; outsmart

Context example:

My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations

Hypernyms (to "outsmart" is one way to...):

best; outdo; outflank; scoop; trump (get the better of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "outsmart"):

outgeneral (surpass in generalship)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to outsmart his opponent