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}]
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]