to outfish
1
6.5
To catch more fish than another person in a fishing contest
- verb
- /ˌaʊtˈfɪʃ/
- US
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- She always tries to outfish her brother when they go fishing together on weekends.
Examples
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During the competition, I was excited to see if I could outfish my friends and win the trophy.
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I've always tried to make it a point to not date women who could outfish me, though she's a most worthy exception.
Blog text (31) -
Skimmers were found to be extremely efficient and outfished otter trawls by 5:1.
Academic text (1995) -
Using his favorite bait, he managed to outfish all the other fishermen at the lake.
Synonyms
to outplay
vsto outfish
14
4.2
Do better than and beat an opponent in a game
is used for catching more fish rather than general games
to outcompete
vsto outfish
1
6.1
To do better than someone or something and win
is used for catching more fish in competitive situations
to outgo
vsto outfish
1
8.1
To be better than another person or thing
applies only to catching more fish rather than broad success
9.9
To try to be better than someone in a contest or task
focuses specifically on catching more fish in contests
How Many Fish
Surface Forms
outfish infinitive
outfished past
outfished past participle
outfishing present participle
outfishes third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Outfish joins out- ('more than') and fish, so it literally means to 'catch more fish than someone else' and is used when one person beats others at fishing.