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    ma·neu·ver
    [məˈno͞ovər]
    noun
    manoeuvre (noun) · manoeuvres (plural noun) · maneuver (noun) · maneuvers (plural noun)
    1. a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care:
      "spectacular jumps and other daring maneuvers"
    2. (maneuvers)
      a large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces:
      "the vessel was on maneuvers"
      Similar:
      training exercises
    verb
    manoeuvre (verb) · manoeuvres (third person present) · manoeuvred (past tense) · manoeuvred (past participle) · manoeuvring (present participle) · maneuver (verb) · maneuvers (third person present) · maneuvered (past tense) · maneuvered (past participle) · maneuvering (present participle)
    1. move skillfully or carefully:
      "the truck was unable to maneuver comfortably in the narrow street" · "I'm maneuvering a loaded tray around the floor"
    2. carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end:
      "they were maneuvering him into a betrayal of his countryman"
    Origin
    mid 18th century (as a noun in the sense ‘tactical movement’): from French manœuvre (noun), manœuvrer (verb), from medieval Latin manuoperare from Latin manus ‘hand’ + operari ‘to work’.
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    Although maneuvering often involves a man on the move, the man- comes from the Latin manus meaning "hand." Maneuver reached English via the French manœuvre meaning "tactical movement" — an interesting maneuver in its own right. "Maneuver."
    The meaning of MANEUVER is a military or naval movement. How to use maneuver in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Maneuver.
    Some common synonyms of maneuver are artifice, feint, ruse, stratagem, trick, and wile. While all these words mean "an indirect means to gain an end," maneuver suggests adroit and skillful avoidance of difficulty. Where would artifice be a reasonable alternative to maneuver?
    A clever maneuver by the chairman secured a valuable contract for the company. [ T ] I maneuvered the grocery cart around piles of boxes to the checkout counter. The management tried to maneuver her into resigning.
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