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ma·neu·ver
 (m  -n   v r, -ny -)
KEY
NOUN:
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- A strategic or tactical military or naval movement.
- A large-scale tactical exercise carried out under simulated conditions of war. Often used in the plural.
- A controlled change in movement or direction of a moving vehicle or vessel, as in the flight path of an aircraft.
- A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
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- A strategic action undertaken to gain an end.
- Artful handling of affairs that is often marked by scheming and deceit. See Synonyms at wile.
VERB:
ma·neu·vered
,
ma·neu·ver·ing
,
ma·neu·vers
VERB:
intr.
- To carry out a military or naval maneuver.
- To make a controlled series of changes in movement or direction toward an objective:
maneuvered to get closer to the stage.
- To shift ground; change tactics:
The opposition had no room in which to maneuver.
- To use stratagems in gaining an end.
VERB:
tr.
- To alter the tactical placement of (troops or warships).
- To direct through a series of movements or changes in course:
maneuvered the car through traffic.
- To manipulate into a desired position or toward a predetermined goal:
maneuvered him into signing the contract.
See Synonyms at manipulate.
ETYMOLOGY:
French man uvre, from Old French maneuvre, manual work, from Medieval Latin manuopera, from Latin man oper r , to work by hand : man, ablative of manus, hand; see man-
2 in Indo-European roots + operr, to work; see op- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
ma·neu ver·a·bili·ty
(Noun),
ma·neuver·a·ble
(Adjective),
ma·neuver·er
(Noun)
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