outmaneuver

To outmaneuver is defined as to defeat an opponent or to move faster than the opponent.

(verb)

If you beat someone in a boxing match because you are a little faster, a little better and more able to land punches, this is an example of when you outmaneuver the opponent.

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See outmaneuver in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or outmanoeuvre

transitive verb outmanneuvered or outmanoeuvred, outmanneuvering or outmanoeuvring

to maneuver with better effect than; outwit

See outmaneuver in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb out·ma·neu·vered, out·ma·neu·ver·ing, out·ma·neu·vers
  1. To overcome (an opponent) by artful, clever maneuvering.
  2. To excel in maneuverability: The car outmaneuvers all others of its class.

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