to outslick
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8.9
- verb
- /aʊtˈslɪk/
- US
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- The experienced negotiator managed to outslick the seasoned dealer and get the best deal.
Examples
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In the competitive world of sales, she knew how to outslick her rivals with clever strategies.
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To win the game, he had to outslick his opponents and anticipate their every move.
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You wouldn't believe how many people try to outslick me?
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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4.1
To get an advantage over someone by being clever
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7.7
Gain an advantage over someone by using skill or clever plans
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4.2
Do better than and beat an opponent in a game
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4.7
To beat someone by being more clever than them
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5.9
Think faster or smarter than someone to get an advantage
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6.7
To beat someone by being more clever
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7.0
To gain an advantage over someone by using clever or unexpected actions
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6.1
To do better than someone or something and win
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6.7
To gain more than someone else, especially in a competition
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7.9
To trick someone to gain an unfair advantage
Act in a clever, tricky way to fool others
Act in a smart, careful way to gain an advantage
To try to be better than someone in a contest or task
How Clever
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word outslick starts with out- meaning 'more than' (as in outsmart) and ends with slick, meaning 'smooth' or 'clever'. So to outslick someone is to be 'smoother' or more clever than they are, especially in a contest.