outposition

English

Etymology

out- +‎ position

Verb

outposition (third-person singular simple present outpositions, present participle outpositioning, simple past and past participle outpositioned)

1. To obtain a better position than.
   • 1977, Thomas Kirk Cureton, Sports, Dance, and Related Activities, page 40:

     The dribble is also used when driving toward the basket for a score, when trying to "outposition" an opponent, or when trying to clear from a congested area.

   • 1985, Robert T. Fertig, The Software Revolution:

     The DRI turnaround strategy involved a wide range of attempts to outposition Microsoft.

   • 1995, Andrew K. Hanami, The Military Might of Modern Japan, →ISBN, page 20:

     Once the Japanese add the American blue prints to their own and fill out the "unknowns" of their knowledge, the Japanese will be able to outposition the U.S. in its single remaining and greatest industry — aerospace.

   • 2016, Jon Anderson, 100 Goals: The stars that kicked them, →ISBN:

     If they tried to outmuscle me or outposition me that suited me because using my body was my strongest suit.