(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
In a battle, when one group of soldiers ~s another, it succeeds in moving past the other group in order to be able to attack it from the side.
...plans designed by General Schwarzkopf to ~ them from the west.
VERB: V n
2.
If you ~ someone, you succeed in getting into a position where you can defeat them, for example in an argument.
He had tried to ~ them...
VERB: V n