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out·flank

   [out-flangk]
verb (used with object)
1.
to go or extend beyond the flank of (an opposing military unit); turn the flank of.
2.
to outmaneuver or bypass.
Origin:
1755–65; out- + flank

Related forms
out·flank·er, noun
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outflank (ˌaʊtˈflæŋk)
 
—vb
1.  to go around the flank of (an opposing army)
2.  to get the better of

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