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You maneuver your way through a crowd, a bureaucracy, traffic, or traffic cones. You can maneuver a car or a piece of machinery. Army maneuvers are highly coordinated movements of troops, supplies and machinery.

If you're wondering if the opposite of maneuver is woman-euver, wonder no further. It isn't. Although maneuvering often involves a man on the move, the man- comes from the Latin manus meaning "hand." Maneuver reached English via the French manœuvre meaning "tactical movement" — an interesting maneuver in its own right.

DEFINITIONS OF: maneuver

n a military training exercise

Synonyms:: manoeuvre, simulated military operation

Type of:: military operation, operation
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

n a plan for attaining a particular goal

Synonyms:: manoeuvre, tactic, tactics

Type of:: plan of action
a plan for actively doing something

n a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

“he made a great maneuver”

Synonyms:: manoeuvre, play

Types:: show 30 types...; hide 30 types...; takeaway
the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass); figure
a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; completion, pass completion
(American football) a successful forward pass in football; ball hawking
a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team; assist
(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play; icing, icing the puck
(ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal; jugglery
the performance of a juggler; obstruction
getting in someone's way; baseball play
(baseball) a play executed by a baseball team; footwork
the manner of using the feet; shot, stroke
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; blitz, linebacker blitzing, safety blitz
(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line; mousetrap, trap play
(American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated; break
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool; cannon, carom
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other; masse, masse shot
a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball; miscue
a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball; figure eight
a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice; spread eagle
a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line; block, blocking
the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements; check
obstructing an opponent in ice hockey; double play
the act of getting two players out on one play; triple play
the act of getting three players out on one play; pick-off
a baseball play in which a base runner is caught off base and tagged out; squeeze play
a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch; cut, undercut
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; swipe
a sweeping stroke or blow; tennis shot, tennis stroke
the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket; baseball swing, cut, swing
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; golf shot, golf stroke, swing
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

Type of:: motion, move, movement
the act of changing location from one place to another

n a move made to gain a tactical end

Synonyms:: manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre

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the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily; device, gimmick, twist
any clever maneuver; feint
any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack); footwork
skillful maneuvering or dealing; gambit, ploy, stratagem
a maneuver in a game or conversation; artifice, ruse
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture); measure, step
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; mnemonic
a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall; fast one, trick
a cunning or deceitful action or device; fake, juke
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player; countermeasure
an action taken to offset another action; porcupine provision, shark repellent
a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts; guard, precaution, safeguard
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

Type of:: move
the act of deciding to do something

n an action aimed at evading an opponent

Synonyms:: evasive action, manoeuvre

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; clinch
(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily; airplane maneuver, flight maneuver
a maneuver executed by an aircraft; straight-arm
(American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent; bank
a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); chandelle
a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction; loop, loop-the-loop
a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane; roll
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude; sideslip, slip
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

Type of:: evasion
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

v act in order to achieve a certain goal

“He maneuvered to get the chairmanship”

“She maneuvered herself into the directorship”

Synonyms:: manoeuver, manoeuvre

Type of:: act, move
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

v perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

Synonyms:: manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate

Types:: jockey
compete (for an advantage or a position)

Type of:: go, move
have a turn; make one's move in a game

v direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Synonyms:: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer

Types:: show 18 types...; hide 18 types...; dock
maneuver into a dock; sheer
cause to sheer; pull over
steer a vehicle to the side of the road; helm
be at or take the helm of; crab
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind; navigate
direct carefully and safely; stand out
steer away from shore, of ships; starboard
turn to the right, of helms or rudders; conn
conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane; navigate, pilot
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; canalise, canalize, channel
direct the flow of; corner, tree
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape; park
maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; dry-dock, drydock
maneuver (a ship) into a drydock; astrogate
guide in interplanetary travel; angle-park
park at an angle; parallel-park
park directly behind another vehicle; double-park
park a vehicle alongside another

Type of:: command, control
exercise authoritative control or power over

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