[ verb ] excel or defeat in a game <verb.competition> The Knicks outplayed the Lakers
Outplay \Out*play"\, v. t. To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be outplayed in tennis or ball.
They will be expected to outplay Mr Major's policy unit, headed by Mrs Sarah Hogg, plus half Conservative central office and an army of civil servants whose advice is never party-political but always helpful.
Four U.S. string quartets will try to outplay 18 other ensembles in this south England port city's fourth international string quartet competition beginning Wednesday.