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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OUTFLANK', v.t. To extend the flank of one army beyond that of another.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Date: 1765 1. to get around the flank of (an opposing force) 2. get around, circumvent

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 a extend one's flank beyond that of (an enemy). b outmanoeuvre (an enemy) in this way. 2 get the better of; confound (an opponent).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Outflank Out*flank", v. t. (Mil.) To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(outflanks, outflanking, outflanked) 1. 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. ...plans designed by General Schwarzkopf to outflank them from the west. VERB: V n 2. If you outflank someone, you succeed in getting into a position where you can defeat them, for example in an argument. He had tried to outflank them... VERB: V n

Moby Thesaurus

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