Gazump

"He was a wonderful old boy who called me a couple of weeks later to tell me that a woman had tried to 'gazump' me," he says, pronouncing the word with a horrified Colonel Mustard accent. ❋ Unknown (2010)

State schools are trying to "gazump" each other as they fight to attract the best pupils, research suggests today. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jones was already mulling over offers from Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur by the time United moved in and triggered the £16m release clause to gazump everyone. ❋ Unknown (2011)

United are also pondering a £12m move for Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, with their vastly wealthier rivals Manchester City and Chelsea likely to gazump any effort Alex Ferguson makes to secure the signature of the 26-year-old German international. ❋ Barry Glendenning (2010)

But the fire in Manchester City's pocket rages on nonetheless, and in a demented fluster they will convince Benfica to take £35m for moderate midfielder Ramires and then gazump Chelsea by offering £25m for the £15m-rated Santos striker Neymar. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Sun Bombs, executions, poverty... welcome to Anzhi FC, Mr Eto'o - 2 hrs ago United gazump Chelsea's swap for 'outstanding' winger - reports - 16 hrs ago TalkSport Man United after Juventus ace - 17 hrs ago The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Park underwent a medical at Lille before Arsenal moved to gazump the French champions on Saturday. ❋ Unknown (2011)

For City's owner Sheikh Mansour Robinho was a trophy as much as a player - his arrival proved that City had the financial clout to gazump Chelsea in the transfer market and could attract the world's biggest names to Eastlands. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yesterday's events represent a significant coup for Newcastle boss Hughton, who persuaded Mike Ashley to move quickly in order to gazump Middlesbrough, who had already held preliminary talks with Routledge's representatives. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now that we can help people transact in the trustee market, we can gazump short sale offers. ❋ [email protected] (2010)

He just thought that Microsoft would provide that phone, not that Apple would gazump the phone world with a game-changing handset. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sullivan has warned of the possibility of "riots" and "civil unrest" if Tottenham gazump ❋ Unknown (2010)

In a further twist to Portsmouth's financial misery it emerged Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger is trying to gazump Tottenham in their pursuit of Begovic, delaying the Bosnian international's departure. ❋ Unknown (2010)