Verb: outflank ,awt'flangk
- Go around the flank of (an opposing army)
"The cavalry outflanked the enemy's defences";
- go around, go round
- Get the better of
"the goal was to outflank the competition";
- outdo, trump, best, outgun
Derived forms: outflanking, outflanked, outflanks
Type of: beat, beat out, crush, go, locomote, move, shell [US], travel, trounce, vanquish
Encyclopedia: Outflank