Associations to the word «Outflank»

Wiktionary

OUTFLANK, verb. (transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
OUTFLANK, verb. (transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).

Dictionary definition

OUTFLANK, verb. Go around the flank of (an opposing army).
OUTFLANK, verb. Get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats