noun
Meaning 1
Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
manoeuvre
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UK: /məˈnuːvə/
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Canada, US: /məˈnuːvɚ/
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rhymes with -uːvə(ɹ)
verb
Meaning 2
Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an action aimed at evading an opponent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maneuver, evasive action
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: evasion
Narrower terms: clinch, flight maneuver, airplane maneuver, straight-arm
noun
Meaning 4
a move made to gain a tactical end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maneuver, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move
Narrower terms: parking, device, gimmick, twist, feint, footwork, ploy, gambit, stratagem, ruse, artifice, measure, step
noun
Meaning 5
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he made a great maneuver
- the runner was out on a play by the shortstop
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maneuver, play
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move
Narrower terms: takeaway, figure, completion, pass completion, ball hawking, assist, icing, icing the puck, jugglery, obstruction, baseball play, footwork, stroke, shot, safety blitz, linebacker blitzing, blitz, mousetrap, trap play
noun
Meaning 6
a military training exercise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: maneuver, simulated military operation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: operation, military operation
noun
Meaning 7
a plan for attaining a particular goal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tactic, tactics, maneuver
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plan of action
verb
Meaning 8
perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manoeuver, maneuver, operate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, go
Narrower terms: jockey
verb
Meaning 9
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: control, command
Narrower terms: dock, sheer, pull over, helm, crab, navigate, stand out, starboard, conn, pilot, channel, canalize, canalise, corner, tree, park
verb
Meaning 10
act in order to achieve a certain goal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He maneuvered to get the chairmanship
- She maneuvered herself into the directorship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuver
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, move
History
Etymology
From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”) and manouvrer (“to manoeuvre”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”). First recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne (800 AD) to mean "chore, manual task", probably as a calque of the Frankish *handwerc (“hand-work”). Compare Old English handweorc, Old English handġeweorc, German Handwerk.
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