outfox

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outfox - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  outfox \out*fox"\ (out`f[o^]ks") v. t. [out + fox; from the
     supposed cleverness of a fox in stalking prey.]
     To defeat or gain an advantage over (an antagonist) by clever
     stratagems; to outwit; to outmaneuver; to outsmart.
     [PJC]

outfox - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  outfox
      v 1: outdo someone in trickery
      2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
         outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach,
         outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent]