verb
- to defeat or get the better of someone by using a trick or clever stratagem; to outwit
Usage: transitive verb; somewhat informal
Examples
- She outtrickled her opponent by feigning a move to the left before striking right.
- The magician tried to outtrick the audience with an elaborate illusion.
- He outtrickled the con artist by pretending to believe his story.
- The chess player outtrickled his rival with an unexpected sacrifice.
- They outtrickled the security system by using a hidden entrance.
- She outtrickled her competitors in the negotiation by revealing a hidden advantage at the last moment.