Maneuver




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Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Maneuveredor Manoeuvred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Maneuvering, or Manoeuvring.] [Cf. F. manoeuvrer. See
Maneuver, n.]

1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval
tactics; to make changes in position with the intention of
getting an advantage in attack or defense.
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2. Hence: To make changes in one's approach to solving a
problem, so as to achieve maximum advantage in a changing
situation; -- used especially in competitive situations,
as in politics, diplomacy, or sports.
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3. To manage with address or art; to scheme.
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Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, v. t.

1. To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
[1913 Webster] Maneuverer
Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, n. [F.
manoeuvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work,
manual labor; L. manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See
Manual, Operate, and cf. Mainor, Manure.]
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1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or
naval evolution, movement, or change of position.
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2. Management with address or artful design; adroit
proceeding; stratagem.
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maneuver
n 1: a military training exercise [syn: maneuver, manoeuvre,
simulated military operation]

2: a plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: tactic,
tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre]

3: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and
skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a
play by the shortstop" [syn: maneuver, manoeuvre, play]

4: a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: maneuver,
manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre]

5: an action aimed at evading an opponent [syn: maneuver,
manoeuvre, evasive action]
v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre,
direct, point, head, guide, channelize,
channelise]

2: act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get
the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the
directorship" [syn: maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre]

3: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to
secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: manoeuver,
maneuver, manoeuvre, operate]
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maneuverUS [mænvərəm]
Manöver

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maneuver [mænvər]
intrigue; manœuvre

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maneuver [mænvər]
manoeuvre

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maneuver [mænvər]
manobra

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maneuver [mænvər]
manöver

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maneuver
[Am.]
Manöver n; Truppenübung f [mil.]
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254 Moby Thesaurus words for "maneuver":
accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, act on,
act upon, acta, action, ad hoc measure, adventure,
amphibious operations, angle, answer, art, artful dodge, artifice,
bank, be responsible for, bear a hand, beguile, blind, blow, bold,
brew, cabal, call the signals, captain, carry on, carry out,
carry through, chicanery, collude, combined operations, command,
complot, concoct, conduct, connive, conspiracy, conspire,
contrivance, contrive, control, convoy, cook up, countermine,
countermove, counterplot, coup, courageous, course of action, crab,
craft, cute trick, dauntless, deal with, dealings, deceit, deed,
demarche, design, device, dip, direct, dispense, do something,
do something about, dodge, doing, doings, drive, dry run, effort,
endeavor, engineer, enterprise, execute a maneuver, expedient,
exploit, fait accompli, fakement, fearless, feat, feather, feint,
fetch, finagle, finesse, fishtail, fluid operations, frame,
frame up, gambit, game, gerrymander, gest, get with it, gimmick,
go, govern, grift, hand, handiwork, handle, hatch, hatch a plot,
hatch up, head, head up, heave in together, improvisation,
intrepid, intrigue, jig, job, jockey, jugglery, jury-rig,
jury-rigged expedient, keep in formation, keep pointed,
keep station, knavery, last expedient, last resort, last shift,
lay a plot, lead, lead on, lift a finger, little game, logistics,
loop, machinate, machination, maintain position, make go,
make the rules, makeshift, manage, maneuvers, manful, manipulate,
manipulation, mastermind, means, measure, military operations,
minor operations, mission, move, movement, navigate, officer,
operate, operation, operations, order, overseas operations,
overt act, passage, perform on, performance, pilot, pis aller,
plan, play, play games, plot, plow, ploy, ply, porpoise, practice,
prescribe, procedure, proceed, proceed with, proceeding,
production, pull out, pull strings, pull the strings, pull up,
push down, quarterback, racket, red herring, regulate, res gestae,
resort, resource, rig, roll, run, ruse, scheme, see to, shake-up,
shift, sideslip, skid, skipper, sleight, solution, spin, spiral,
staff work, steam in line, steer, step, stopgap, stratagem,
strategy, strike a blow, stroke, stroke of policy, stunt,
subterfuge, swing, tactic, take a hand, take action, take care of,
take command, take measures, take steps, take the lead,
temporary expedient, thing, thing done, tour de force, transaction,
trick, trickery, trump, turn, unafraid, undaunted, undertaking,
undulate, valiant, valorous, wangle, war game, war plans, wield,
wile, wily device, work, working hypothesis, working proposition,
works, yaw



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