to flank
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5.0
- verb
- /flæŋk/
:
flanquear
- The king tries to retreat, but enemy cavalry flanks him from the rear.
- flanked on either side
- flanked by two
- flanked by columns
Valve at this point is flanked on all sides by compelling competition.
- Valve at this point is flanked on all sides by compelling competition.
- when they, when they do try to flank you,
- Somebody got to flank the shield with a gun and expose half their body.
- It was a very simple and very elementary like first year plebe flanking move.
- Yeah, flank it with the Xbox and just everyone else can hang out in Pleblan out in the living room.
Examples
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The soldiers quickly planned to flank the enemy from both sides.
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They have flanked us to the east.
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Alright... we'll take up, you guys flank around from there.
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We gotta split up and try to flank it.
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Wanna head back, flank him?
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We gotta try to flank it somehow.
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Down by the river, about 100 metres, in case they try to flank us.
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Basically gamma team and delta team, you're gonna flank them.
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They're flanking us.
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They're flanking us!
Synonyms
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5.1
Move around the side of an enemy to attack from behind
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7.2
To move around the side of an enemy to attack from behind
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3.2
To be next to another place, sharing a border
Antonyms
Compounds
How Complete
- NSFW
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- Specialized
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7.5
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Flank as a verb comes from the same Old French flanc 'side', so to flank someone is to move to their side, often to gain an advantage. That's why soldiers try to 'flank' an enemy by attacking from the side.