Maneuver
[mə'nʊvə] or [mə'nʊvɚ;mə'njʊvɚ]
Definition
(noun.) an action aimed at evading an opponent.
(noun.) a move made to gain a tactical end.
(noun.) a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; 'he made a great maneuver'; 'the runner was out on a play by the shortstop'.
(noun.) a military training exercise.
(verb.) act in order to achieve a certain goal; 'He maneuvered to get the chairmanship'; 'She maneuvered herself into the directorship'.
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Definition
(n.) Alt. of Manoeuvre
(n.) Alt. of Manoeuvre
(v. t.) Alt. of Manoeuvre
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Written also Manœuvre.] [1]. Evolution, movement.[2]. Scheme, plan, plot, stratagem, artful management, adroit procedure.
v. n. [Written also Manœuvre.] [1]. Perform evolutions.[2]. Contrive, plan, plot, manage, pull the wires or strings.
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Examples
- This maneuver she repeated several times, to the great amusement of a black-eyed young gentleman lounging in the window of a building opposite. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The men are trained in the higher branches of the art of war; in strategy and the maneuvering of large bodies of troops. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
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