0 to move forward past an enemy position in order to attack it from the side or from the back --
The government has outflanked the opposition by cutting taxes.
1 to get an advantage over people or companies who are involved in the same industry or activity as you are: --
We must reform our financial sector or risk being outflanked by foreign competition.
Large firms use their influence and experience to outflank competitors.
Now the judges have once again outflanked the statutory shield by the development of the tort of intimidation.
On the contrary, the position can easily be outflanked.
How pleasant to be outflanked, and how unfamiliar!
The rules of the game provide for ambush, for outflanking, long-range bombardment, trench warfare, attack at dawn, and indeed for hand-to-hand engagement.
He has never been outflanked on the left before.
We are being outflanked in that area where we might have been to the fore.
I hope that he will accept my assurance that it was not done with a view to outflanking him in any way.
The fact is that for several years now, a campaign has been under way to outflank our traditional partners, for the benefit of the multinationals.
