Meanings of outmanoeuvre in English

Japan, by contrast, aimed to retain possession and outmanoeuvre their opponents.

Mr. Slope, however, flattered himself that he could outmanoeuvre the lady.

It managed to outmanoeuvre the attackers and escape to safety, one security source said.

The LibDems are hoping to outmanoeuvre the Conservatives and become the effective opposition to Labour.

Cadorna could outmanoeuvre Italy's government, but not her allies.

He was an easy opponent for Havelange to outmanoeuvre.

Finally, he trusted that Villeneuve, when burdened with Spanish ships, would outwit and outmanoeuvre Nelson!

Those promises helped it to outmanoeuvre SK Hynix, which dropped out of the race last week.

But the hard men of the left and right could always outmanoeuvre them, and they did.

During one particularly devastating outbreak, he slept in a different bed every night, presumably hoping to outmanoeuvre it.

The measures, however, sparked even larger rallies and prompted protesters to employ cat and mouse tactics to outmanoeuvre the police.

Organisers used the site to give minute-by-minute instructions on where demonstrators should go in an attempt to outmanoeuvre the police.

For I tell you plainly, if you cannot find some way to outmanoeuvre this villain before to-morrow, I am spent.

To outmanoeuvre the authorities, crowds assembled at several protest points across Bangkok, while rallies also took place across other Thai cities.

At all events, though he beats me hollow in an argument, I'll try whether in a good cause I cannot outmanoeuvre him.

And on that ground of submission or sedition you will be stuck, because you can never outmanoeuvre the right on its own turf.