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outflank

verb

1 outflank

Go around the flank of (an opposing army).

synonym: go around.

Roget 236: be on one side etc. adv.; flank, outflank; sidle; skirt; orientate.   

2 outflank

Get the better of.

synonyms: best, outdo, scoop, trump.

Roget 731: succeed; be successful etc. adj.; gain one's end, gain one's ends; crown with success.    gain a point, attain a point, carry a point, secure a point, win a point, win an object; get there [U.S.]; ... show more


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 ... show more.

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