manôuvre

Definitions of manôuvre
  1. noun
    a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
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    passe
    (American football) a successful forward pass in football
    obstruction
    getting in someone's way
    match de baseball
    (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team
    coup
    (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
    acquit
    the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
    carambolage
    a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
    bloc, contre, obstruction
    the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
    chèque, contre
    obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
    revers
    (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
    coup
    the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
    coup, quota
    in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
    swing
    the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
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    déplacement, mouvement
    the act of changing location from one place to another
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