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Outflank

Definitions: Outflank

Outflank

Verb

1. Go around the flank of (an opposing army).

2. Get the better of.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "outflank" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references)


Synonyms: Outflank

Synonyms: best (v), go around (v), outdo (v), scoop (v), trump (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Outflank

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Laterality

Verb: be on one side; adVerb: flank, outflank; sidle; skirt; orientate.

Success

Defeat, conquer, vanquish, discomfit; euchre; overcome, overthrow, overpower, overmaster, overmatch, overset, override, overreach; outwit, outdo, outflank, outmaneuver, outgeneral, outvote; take the wind out of one's adversary's sails; beat, beat hollow; rout, lick, drub, floor, worst; put down, put to flight, put to the rout, put hors de combat, put out of court.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Outflank

English words defined with "outflank": Overwing. (references)
Etymologies containing "outflank": Overwing. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Outflank

DomainTitle

Books

  • Market Smarts: Proven Strategies to Outfox and Outflank Your Competition (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Outflank

"Outflank" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Outflank" is used about 20 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)100%2078,262

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Outflank

Language Translations for "outflank"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i marr krahët (flank). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏تفادى (avert, avoid, dodge, duck, flee, obviate, parry, preclude, prepossess), ‏طوق (band, be hemmed in, belt, besiege, cincture, circle, circumvent, clip, collar, compass, corral, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, entrench, envelop, fret, gird, girdle, hedge, hem, hoop, impale, inclose, include, invest, ring, round, strap, surround, take off, zone), ‏جهض (abort, miscarry, naught). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

обхващам във фланг, обхождам във фланг, надхитрям (cheat, circumvent, outfox, outmaneuver, outsmart, outwit, overreach, pip). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

包抄 (envelop), 侧翼包围. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

ازجناح خارجی بدشمن حمله کردن . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

koukata (hook, snatch). (various references)

   

French

  

déjouer les man"uvres, déborder, éviter. (various references)

   

German

  

überflügeln (exceed, outdistance, outdo, outstrip, outwit, surpass, to outflank, to outstrip, to outwit). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

υπερφαλαγγίζω (circumvent, flank). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לא'וף (flank), לא'ף (flank). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

túljár az eszén (outfox, out-jockey, outmaneuver, to circumvent, to encompass, to outmanoeuvre, to outsmart), megkerül (be found, bypass, compass, get around, put by, to by-pass, to circle, to circumvent, to compass, to get around, to get round, to pass round, to round), átkarol (embrace, to clasp, to hug, to twine), a szárnyába jut valakinek. (various references)

   

Italian

  

aggirare (be around, bypass, go about, go round, wander about). (various references)

   

Manx

  

cheet roish (come along, come before, forestall, prelude, waylay). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

outflankay

   

Portuguese

  

vendedor (bargainer, chinaman, salesclerk, salesman, seller, vender, vendor), procurar cativar (outfox), flanquear (flanker, outfox). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

pãcãli (cheat, deceive, diddle, do, dupe, fool, gammon, get, gull, hoax, hocus, hornswoggle, kid, let in, lime, nobble, outsmart, outwit, sell, Spruce, stuff, trick, trump, twist), învãlui (encircle, envelop, mantle, shroud, surround, veil, wrap). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

перехитрить (circumvent, double-cross, outfox, outguess, out-jockey, outmaneuver, outsmart, outwit, overreach). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

obići (circle, pass, visit), zaobići (bypass, circumvent), podilaziti, natkriliti. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

flanquear (flank). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

överlista (circumvent, euchre, outfox, outjockey, out-jockey, outsmart, outwit), överflygla (overfly). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

düşman kanadını çevirmek, üstünlük sağlamak (get the whip hand of smb., outclass, outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, overtop, overtower, score over). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

виходити у фланг противника, обійти (double upon, outfoot, walk over), обходити з флангу, перехитрувати (outfox, outguess). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Outflank

Derivations

Words beginning with "outflank": outflanked, outflanking, outflanks. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Outflank" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: mouflant, Ortolani, Ortolano. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Outflank"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "outflank" (pronounced ou"tfla'ngk)
4-l a' ng kgangplank.
3-a' ng kmultibank, riverbank.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Outflank

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-f-k-l-n-o-t-u"

-1 letter: tankful.

-2 letters: flaunt, fontal.

-3 letters: afoul, aloft, fault, flank, float, flota, flout, flunk, fount, futon, knout, notal, talon, taluk, tolan, tonal.

-4 letters: alto, aunt, auto, fano, faun, flak, flan, flat, foal, folk, font, foul, funk, kaon, knot, koan, kola, kuna, lank, loaf, loan, loft, lota, lout, luna, lunk, lunt, nota, talk, tank, tofu, tola.

 Words containing the letters "a-f-k-l-n-o-t-u"
 

+1 letter: outflanks.

 

+2 letters: outflanked.

 

+3 letters: outflanking.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Outflank


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 75 74 66 6C 61 6E 6B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

---    ..-    -    ..-.    .-..    .-    -.    -.-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001111 01110101 01110100 01100110 01101100 01100001 01101110 01101011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#79 &#117 &#116 &#102 &#108 &#97 &#110 &#107

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004F 0075 0074 0066 006C 0061 006E 006B

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4987867278678077

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Outflank"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Albanian

fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferimshqip, ‏الألبانية, ‏الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець

Arabic

‏معجم, ‏قاموس, ‏الوضوحية في الشيء, ‏حد, ‏تحديد, ‏تعريف, ‏التحديد, ‏الإيضاحية, ‏ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ‏ترجمة, ‏إفتتانarabishte, ‏العربية, ‏عربي, ‏اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, arabo, Arabish, arabic, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський

Bulgarian

речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, преводbulgr, ‏البلغارية, ‏بلغاري, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський

Chinese

字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译kinez, ‏الصينية, ‏لغة الصين, ‏صيني, ‏الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chinês, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutosfinlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, ‏اللغة الفنلندية, ‏فنلندية, ‏فنلندي, фински език, фински, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionfrëngjishte, frëng, franceze, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏فرنسي, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький

German

wörterbuch, Übersetzunggjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, ‏المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση‏يوناني, ‏اللغة اليونانية, ‏الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова

Hebrew

אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתקhebraishte, ‏اليهودية, ‏اللغة العبرية, ‏يهودي, ‏عبري, ‏العبرية, иврит, староеврейски език, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, юдей, 西伯来, 希伯來語 , juutalainen, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, ebreo, ebraico, Ewagh, Ewnish, Ew, hebreu, hebraico, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hibru, hebreo, jude, hebreiska, hebreisk, musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, іврит, старо"врейська мова, старо"врейський, "врейський, "врей

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás‏مجري, ‏المجري, ‏الهنغاري, ‏هنغاري, ‏اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzione‏الإيطالي, ‏اللغة الإيطالية, ‏إيطالي, ‏شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка

Manx

fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baghtgjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець

Romanian

dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcirerumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, 罗马尼亚语, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, Roomainagh, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение‏روسي, ‏اللغة الروسية, ‏الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський

Serbo-Croatian

leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónspanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättningsuedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський

Turkish

sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercümeturk, ‏تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, ‏اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова

Ukranian

словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення乌克兰

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationanglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, ‏الإنجليزية, ‏الأنكليزي, ‏إنكليزي, ‏ترجمة إنكليزية, ‏اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Usage Frequency
6. Translations: Modern
7. Derivations
8. Rhymes
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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