outplot

verb

out·​plot ˌau̇t-ˈplät 

outplotted; outplotting

transitive verb

: to outdo or defeat by clever plotting

Ingredients can be stolen, utensils destroyed and valuable time on the clock lost when the chefs compete while also having to outplot the competition.

—Heather McPherson

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above