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out-flank

out-flank is the alternative spelling of outflank.

Meaning of outflank

Verb

outflank (third-person singular simple present outflanks, present participle outflanking, simple past and past participle outflanked)

  1. (transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
  2. (transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
    • Unscrupulous members offered special discounts, illegal rebates, and unauthorized underquotations to outflank their conference partners, and blamed their agents or 'invented' competition to justify these tactics.1977, Desmond Christopher Martin Platt, Business Imperialism, 1840-1930, page 148

Forms of out-flank

third-person singular presentout-flanks
present participleout-flanking
past participleout-flanked
pastout-flanked

Questions about out-flank

What is out-flank the alternative spelling of?
Out-flank is the alternative spelling of outflank.

Words near out-flank in the dictionary

  1. out-doing
  2. out-done
  3. out-dwell
  4. out-fit
  5. out-fits
  6. out-flank
  7. out-flanked
  8. out-flanking
  9. out-flanks
  10. out-friend
  11. out-front

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