1.
[syn: outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outmaneuver \Out`ma*neu"ver\, Outmanoeuvre \Out`ma*noeu"vre\, v.
t.
To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to outwit
or frustrate by clever stratagems; to outgeneral.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
outmanoeuvre
v 1: defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops
outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to
outmaneuver the boss in most situations" [syn:
outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart]