Outflank \Out*flank"\, v. t. 1. (Mil.) To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.
2. Hence: To outmaneuver in a competition; to bypass a competitor's main defenses. [PJC]
Lieberman has sought to outflank Weicker by portraying him as aloof from Connecticut concerns, and has attracted support from all parts of the political spectrum.
McDonald's introduced the McLean Deluxe in April with much fanfare, as part of an attempt to outflank price-discounters by emphasizing nutrition.
Of course, your parents can outflank the government by transferring their property more than 30 months before one of them will be applying for Medicaid.
When units of the 690,000 U.S. and allied troops in the Gulf region are ordered into the fray, they are expected to try to punch through or outflank Iraqi lines in a blitzlike movement.
The U.S. commanders on the spot wanted to advance slowly and outflank the North Koreans.
The Democratic candidates also may be open to charges of hypocrisy in their attempt to outflank Mr. Bush on loyalty to Israel.
There is no mileage in Republicans attempting to outflank Democrats as economic regulators.