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▸ verb:  (transitive) To outdo.

Similar:
one up, get one over on, put one over, score points, get the better of, pull one over, outdance, get the drop on, outjoke, outtrick, more...

Opposite:
be one-upped, be outdone, be surpassed, be bested

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Similar:
one up, get one over on, put one over, score points, get the better of, pull one over, outdance, get the drop on, outjoke, outtrick, more...

Opposite:
be one-upped, be outdone, be surpassed, be bested



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