BEAT/DEFEATto beat an opponent in a game by playing with more skill than they do 〔比赛中〕胜过,击败〔对手〕
Examples from the Corpus
outplay• But she can only be herself and hope to outplay her doubts.• Ohio outplayed Michigan, especially in the fourthquarter, winning by 14 points.• Most guitarists know people who can outplay them in some way and so most register somewhere on the meek and self-effacingscale.