manoeuvre

Definitions of manoeuvre
  1. noun
    a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
    synonyms: speelwijze
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    dansfiguur, figuur
    a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
    glazuur, glazuursel, suikerglazuur
    (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
    voetenwerk
    the manner of using the feet
    slag
    (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
    ketsstoot, misser, misstoot, schuiver
    a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
    belemmering
    the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
    jive, swing
    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
    type of:
    beweging, omzetting, stroming, translocatie, transpositie, verplaatsing
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. noun
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    synonyms: politiek, tactiek
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    plan de campagne, werkplan
    a plan for actively doing something
  3. noun
    the act of deciding to do something
    synonyms: zet
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    foef, foefje, gimmick, handigheid, handigheidje, kneep, kunst- en vliegwerk, kunst-en-vliegwerk, kunstgreep, kunstje, list, maniertje, slimmigheid, slimmigheidje, toer, tour, trick, truc
    any clever maneuver
    overstapje, schaar, schaarbeweging, schijnbeweging, schijnmanoeuvre, schijnstoot
    any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
    maatregel
    any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
    type of:
    constatering, vaststelling
    the act of making up your mind about something
  4. noun
    (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
    synonyms: zet
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    schaakzet
    the act of moving a chess piece
    rokade
    interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
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    beurt
    (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
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