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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•noeu•vre /məˈnuvɚ/USA pronunciation n., v., -vred, -vring. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]maneuver.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•noeu•vre (mə no̅o̅′vər),USA pronunciation n., v.t., v.i., -vred, -vring. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]maneuver.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: manoeuvre, US maneuver /məˈnuːvə/ n - a contrived, complicated, and possibly deceptive plan or action
- a movement or action requiring dexterity and skill
- a tactic or movement of one or a number of military or naval units
- (plural) tactical exercises, usually on a large scale
- a planned movement of an aircraft in flight
- any change from the straight steady course of a ship
vb - (transitive) to contrive or accomplish with skill or cunning
- (intransitive) to manipulate situations, etc, in order to gain some end
- (intransitive) to perform a manoeuvre or manoeuvres
- to move or deploy or be moved or deployed, as military units, etc
Etymology: 15th Century: from French, from Medieval Latin manuopera manual work, from Latin manū operāre to work with the handmaˈnoeuvrable, US maˈneuverable adj maˌnoeuvraˈbility, US maˌneuveraˈbility n maˈnoeuvrer, US maˈneuverer n maˈnoeuvring, US maˈneuvering n ma•neu•ver /məˈnuvɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a planned movement of troops, warships, etc.
- Military maneuvers, [plural] a series of military exercises used as practice for war:The troops are out on maneuvers.
- a clever or skillful movement, action, or trick;
a crafty tactic;
a ploy:another maneuver to gain control of the company. v. - Militaryto move or change the position of by a maneuver: [~ + object]She maneuvered the truck around the fallen tree.[no object]He maneuvered out of the way of the fallen tree.
- to scheme;
make a plot;
intrigue:[no object]He maneuvered for the job for a year.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] manoeuvre. See -man-1. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•neu•ver (mə no̅o̅′vər),USA pronunciation n., v., -vered, -ver•ing. n. - a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- Militarymaneuvers, a series of tactical exercises usually carried out in the field by large bodies of troops in simulating the conditions of war.
- an act or instance of changing the direction of a moving ship, vehicle, etc., as required.
- an adroit move, skillful proceeding, etc., esp. as characterized by craftiness;
ploy:political maneuvers.
v.t. - Militaryto change the position of (troops, ships, etc.) by a maneuver.
- to bring, put, drive, or make by maneuvers:He maneuvered his way into the confidence of the enemy.
- to manipulate or manage with skill or adroitness:to maneuver a conversation.
- to steer in various directions as required.
v.i. - to perform a maneuver or maneuvers.
- to scheme;
intrigue.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] manoeuvre. - Middle French, as above
- Latin manū operāre to do handwork, equivalent. to manū (ablative of manus hand) + operāre to work (see operate); replacing earlier maanorre manual labor
- French manoeuvre, Middle French manuevre handwork, derivative of Old French manuvrer
- 1470–80 for an earlier sense; 1750–60 for current noun, nominal sense;
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stratagem, tactic, ruse, artifice; procedure, scheme, plot, plan.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scheme, contrive, intrigue.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged handle, finesse.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged plot, plan.
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