- outflank
- transitive verb Date: 1765 1. to get around the flank of (an opposing force) 2. get around, circumvent
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outflank — out‧flank [aʊtˈflæŋk] verb [transitive] if one company, country etc outflanks another, it is more successful than it: • For cheaper products, the Japanese outflanked Taiwan and Korea by building factories in Southeast Asia. • It considered making … Financial and business terms
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outflank — index beat (defeat) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
outflank — [v] outmaneuver beat, best, better, defeat, excel, outclass, outdo, outfox, outperform, outplay, outshine, outsmart, outwit, surpass, top; concept 141 … New thesaurus
outflank — ► VERB 1) move round the side of (an enemy) so as to outmanoeuvre them. 2) outwit … English terms dictionary
outflank — [out΄flaŋk′] vt. 1. to go around and beyond the flank of (a body of enemy troops) 2. to thwart; outwit … English World dictionary
outflank — [[t]a͟ʊtflæ̱ŋk[/t]] outflanks, outflanking, outflanked 1) VERB In a battle, when one group of soldiers outflanks another, it succeeds in moving past the other group in order to be able to attack it from the side. [V n] ...plans designed by… … English dictionary
outflank — UK [ˌaʊtˈflæŋk] / US [aʊtˈflæŋk] verb [transitive] Word forms outflank : present tense I/you/we/they outflank he/she/it outflanks present participle outflanking past tense outflanked past participle outflanked 1) to get an advantage over someone … English dictionary
outflank — outflanker, n. /owt flangk /, v.t. 1. to go or extend beyond the flank of (an opposing military unit); turn the flank of. 2. to outmaneuver or bypass. [1755 65; OUT + FLANK] * * * … Universalium
outflank — verb a) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force). b) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example) … Wiktionary
