OUTMANOEUVRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outmanoeuvre mean? 

• OUTMANOEUVRE (verb)
  The verb OUTMANOEUVRE has 1 sense:

1. defeat by more skillful maneuvering

  Familiarity information: OUTMANOEUVRE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTMANOEUVRE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they outmanoeuvre    ... he / she / it outmanoeuvres   
Past simple: outmanoeuvred   
Past participle: outmanoeuvred   
-ing form: outmanoeuvring   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Defeat by more skillful maneuvering

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

outmaneuver; outmanoeuvre; outsmart

Context example:

My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations

Hypernyms (to "outmanoeuvre" is one way to...):

best; outdo; outflank; scoop; trump (get the better of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "outmanoeuvre"):

outgeneral (surpass in generalship)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to outmanoeuvre his opponent