outflank

See also: out-flank

English

Alternative forms

• out-flank

Etymology

From out- +‎ flank.

Verb

outflank (third-person singular simple present outflanks, present participle outflanking, simple past and past participle outflanked)

1. (transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
2. (transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
   • 1977, Desmond Christopher Martin Platt, Business Imperialism, 1840-1930, page 148:

     Unscrupulous members offered special discounts, illegal rebates, and unauthorized underquotations to outflank their conference partners, and blamed their agents or 'invented' competition to justify these tactics.

   • 2019 September 4, James Griffith, “Hong Kong government’s attempt to outflank protesters is doomed to fail”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Few expect the unrest to stop anytime soon. The government may hope to outflank the protest movement by painting them as unwilling to accept compromise, but even some of Lam’s allies have publicly said that the withdrawal was too little, too late.

Translations

to maneuver around and behind

• Bulgarian: обхождам (bg) (obhoždam)
• Finnish: koukata (fi)
• Swedish: överflygla (sv)
• Welsh: ystlysu
• Welsh: gorasgellu

Anagrams

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