Outflank

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Outflank \Out*flank"\, v. t.
     1. (Mil.) To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to
        pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: To outmaneuver in a competition; to bypass a


        competitor's main defenses.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  outflank
       v 1: go around the flank of (an opposing army) [syn: {go around}]
       2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
          [syn: {outdo}, {trump}, {best}, {scoop}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "outflank":
     circumvent, deceive, elude, evade, foil, frustrate, get around,
     get round, give the runaround, give the slip, go one better,
     outfigure, outgeneral, outguess, outmaneuver, outplay, outreach,
     outsmart, outwit, overreach, pass the buck, stonewall, victimize