outflank

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
outflank
    v 1: go around the flank of (an opposing army) [syn: {outflank},
         {go around}]
    2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
       [syn: {outdo}, {outflank}, {trump}, {best}, {scoop}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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