Outmanoeuvre

2 definitions found

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

  Outmaneuver \Out`ma*neu"ver\, Outmanoeuvre \Out`ma*noeu"vre\, v.
     t.
     To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to outwit
     or frustrate by clever stratagems; to outgeneral.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  outmanoeuvre
       v : defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops
           putmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new superviser knows how
           to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" [syn: {outmaneuver},
            {outsmart}]