VERB | motion | outflank, go around | go around the flank of (an opposing army) |
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competition | outflank, outdo, trump, best, scoop | get the better of |
Sounds | aw'tflae.ngk | |
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Rhymes | antitank ... yank / Yank: 28 rhymes with aengk... |
Meaning | go around the flank of (an opposing army) . | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonym | go around | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Spanish | flanquear |
Meaning | get the better of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | The fighter managed to outflank his opponent | |
Synonyms | outdo, trump, best, scoop | |
Narrower | outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart | defeat by more skillful maneuvering |
Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
Spanish | aventajar, barrer con, derrotar con trampas, derrotar, ganar, superar, triunfar, vencer | |
Catalan | triomfar |
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