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outflank
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out·flank

transitive verb \ˌau̇t-ˈflaŋk\

Definition of OUTFLANK

1
: to get around the flank of (an opposing force)
2
: get around, circumvent

Examples of OUTFLANK

  1. The army outflanked the enemy.
  2. trying to outflank the competition

First Known Use of OUTFLANK

1765

Rhymes with OUTFLANK

claybank, Cruikshank, drop tank, embank, eye bank, Firbank, flag rank, foreshank, gangplank, greenshank, land bank, left-bank, nonbank, outrank, pickthank, point-blank, redshank, sandbank, sheepshank, snowbank, state bank, think tank, West Bank

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