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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Outflank \Out*flank"\, v. t.
     1. (Mil.) To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to
        pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: To outmaneuver in a competition; to bypass a
        competitor's main defenses.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  out-flank
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en outflank)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  outflank
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an
  opposing force).
     2 (lb en transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor,
  for example).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  out-flank
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en outflank)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  outflank
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an
  opposing force).
     2 (lb en transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor,
  for example).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  out-flank
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en outflank)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  outflank
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an
  opposing force).
     2 (lb en transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor,
  for example).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  out-flank
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en outflank)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  outflank
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an
  opposing force).
     2 (lb en transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor,
  for example).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  outflank
     Englanti vb.
     saartaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  outflank
     Engelska vb.
     överflygla

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Outflank /aʊtflˈaŋk/
  طوّق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  outflank /aʊtflˈaŋk/ 
  обхождам
  to maneuver around and behind

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  outflank /aʊtflˈaŋk/ 
  obklíčit

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  outflank /aʊtflˈaŋk/ 
  koukata
  to maneuver around and behind

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  outflank /aʊtflˈaŋk/ 
  1. परे हटकर पीछे से हमला करना
        "King Shivaji outflanked the Mogul army."
  2. चौका देनेवाली कृती से आगे बढ़ना
        "The Maruti tie-up outflanked all other bids."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  outflank /aʊtflˈaŋk/
  nadmudriti, zaobići

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  outflank /aʊtflˈaŋk/
  1. yandan geçip arkasına varmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈaʊtˌfɫæŋk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "outflank":
     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
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 包抄,挫败,迂回

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