maneuver

5 definitions found

maneuver - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, v. i. [imp. & p.
     p. Maneuveredor Manoeuvred; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Maneuvering, or Manoeuvring.] [Cf. F. manoeuvrer. See
     Maneuver, n.]
     1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval
        tactics; to make changes in position with the intention of
        getting an advantage in attack or defense.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: To make changes in one's approach to solving a
        problem, so as to achieve maximum advantage in a changing
        situation; -- used especially in competitive situations,
        as in politics, diplomacy, or sports.
        [PJC]
  
     3. To manage with address or art; to scheme.
        [1913 Webster] Maneuver

  Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, v. t.
     1. To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
        [1913 Webster] Maneuverer

  Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, n. [F.
     manoeuvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work,
     manual labor; L. manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See
     Manual, Operate, and cf. Mainor, Manure.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or
        naval evolution, movement, or change of position.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Management with address or artful design; adroit
        proceeding; stratagem.
        [1913 Webster] Maneuver

maneuver - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  maneuver
      n 1: a military training exercise [syn: maneuver, manoeuvre,
           simulated military operation]
      2: a plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: tactic,
         tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre]
      3: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and
         skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a
         play by the shortstop" [syn: maneuver, manoeuvre, play]
      4: a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: maneuver,
         manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre]
      5: an action aimed at evading an opponent [syn: maneuver,
         manoeuvre, evasive action]
      v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
           [syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre,
           direct, point, head, guide, channelize,
           channelise]
      2: act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get
         the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the
         directorship" [syn: maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre]
      3: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to
         secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: manoeuver,
         maneuver, manoeuvre, operate]

maneuver - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  254 Moby Thesaurus words for "maneuver":
     accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, act on,
     act upon, acta, action, ad hoc measure, adventure,
     amphibious operations, angle, answer, art, artful dodge, artifice,
     bank, be responsible for, bear a hand, beguile, blind, blow, bold,
     brew, cabal, call the signals, captain, carry on, carry out,
     carry through, chicanery, collude, combined operations, command,
     complot, concoct, conduct, connive, conspiracy, conspire,
     contrivance, contrive, control, convoy, cook up, countermine,
     countermove, counterplot, coup, courageous, course of action, crab,
     craft, cute trick, dauntless, deal with, dealings, deceit, deed,
     demarche, design, device, dip, direct, dispense, do something,
     do something about, dodge, doing, doings, drive, dry run, effort,
     endeavor, engineer, enterprise, execute a maneuver, expedient,
     exploit, fait accompli, fakement, fearless, feat, feather, feint,
     fetch, finagle, finesse, fishtail, fluid operations, frame,
     frame up, gambit, game, gerrymander, gest, get with it, gimmick,
     go, govern, grift, hand, handiwork, handle, hatch, hatch a plot,
     hatch up, head, head up, heave in together, improvisation,
     intrepid, intrigue, jig, job, jockey, jugglery, jury-rig,
     jury-rigged expedient, keep in formation, keep pointed,
     keep station, knavery, last expedient, last resort, last shift,
     lay a plot, lead, lead on, lift a finger, little game, logistics,
     loop, machinate, machination, maintain position, make go,
     make the rules, makeshift, manage, maneuvers, manful, manipulate,
     manipulation, mastermind, means, measure, military operations,
     minor operations, mission, move, movement, navigate, officer,
     operate, operation, operations, order, overseas operations,
     overt act, passage, perform on, performance, pilot, pis aller,
     plan, play, play games, plot, plow, ploy, ply, porpoise, practice,
     prescribe, procedure, proceed, proceed with, proceeding,
     production, pull out, pull strings, pull the strings, pull up,
     push down, quarterback, racket, red herring, regulate, res gestae,
     resort, resource, rig, roll, run, ruse, scheme, see to, shake-up,
     shift, sideslip, skid, skipper, sleight, solution, spin, spiral,
     staff work, steam in line, steer, step, stopgap, stratagem,
     strategy, strike a blow, stroke, stroke of policy, stunt,
     subterfuge, swing, tactic, take a hand, take action, take care of,
     take command, take measures, take steps, take the lead,
     temporary expedient, thing, thing done, tour de force, transaction,
     trick, trickery, trump, turn, unafraid, undaunted, undertaking,
     undulate, valiant, valorous, wangle, war game, war plans, wield,
     wile, wily device, work, working hypothesis, working proposition,
     works, yaw