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| ma·neu·ver [ mə nvər ] |
noun (plural ma·neu·vers) |
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1. skilled movement: a movement or action that requires skill or dexterity
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2. military movement: a planned movement of one or several military or naval units
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3. devious act: an action, especially a devious or deceptive one, done to gain advantage
  a maneuver to avoid accountability
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4. change of course: a controlled change of course of a vehicle or vessel
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plural noun ma·neu·vers |
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military exercises: large-scale military exercises used for training or practice
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verb (past and past participle ma·neu·vered, present participle ma·neu·ver·ing, 3rd person present singular ma·neu·vers) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb move skillfully: to move or cause something to move skillfully
maneuvered the boat into the berth
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2. transitive and intransitive verb do military exercises: to perform military maneuvers, or cause somebody or something to perform military maneuvers
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3. transitive verb manipulate somebody or something: to manipulate somebody or something to gain advantage
trying to maneuver her into agreeing
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4. intransitive verb behave deviously: to use devious means in order to gain advantage
politicians maneuvering for choice committee assignments
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| [15th century. < French manoeuvre "manipulation," later form of Old French maneuvre "manual labor" < medieval Latin manuoperare "work with the hands" < Latin manus "hand"] |
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