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ma⋅neu⋅ver

  [muh-noo-ver] noun, verb, -vered, -ver⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
2. maneuvers, a series of tactical exercises usually carried out in the field by large bodies of troops in simulating the conditions of war.
3. an act or instance of changing the direction of a moving ship, vehicle, etc., as required.
4. an adroit move, skillful proceeding, etc., esp. as characterized by craftiness; ploy: political maneuvers.
–verb (used with object)
5. to change the position of (troops, ships, etc.) by a maneuver.
6. to bring, put, drive, or make by maneuvers: He maneuvered his way into the confidence of the enemy.
7. to manipulate or manage with skill or adroitness: to maneuver a conversation.
8. to steer in various directions as required.
–verb (used without object)
9. to perform a maneuver or maneuvers.
10. to scheme; intrigue.
Also, especially British, manoeuvre.

Origin:
1470–80 for an earlier sense; 1750–60 for current n. sense; < F manoeuvre, MF manuevre handwork, deriv. of OF manuvrer < L manū operāre to do handwork, equiv. to manū (abl. of manus hand) + operāre to work (see operate ); r. earlier maanorre manual labor < MF, as above

Related forms:
ma⋅neu⋅ver⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ma⋅neu⋅ver⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
ma⋅neu⋅ver⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
4. stratagem, tactic, ruse, artifice; procedure, scheme, plot, plan. 6. scheme, contrive, intrigue. 7. handle, finesse. 10. plot, plan.
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ma·neu·ver   (mə-nōō'vər, -nyōō'-)   
n.  
    1. A strategic or tactical military or naval movement.
    2. A large-scale tactical exercise carried out under simulated conditions of war. Often used in the plural.
    3. A strategic action undertaken to gain an end.
    4. Artful handling of affairs that is often marked by scheming and deceit. See Synonyms at wile.
  2. A controlled change in movement or direction of a moving vehicle or vessel, as in the flight path of an aircraft.
  3. A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
    1. A strategic action undertaken to gain an end.
    2. Artful handling of affairs that is often marked by scheming and deceit. See Synonyms at wile.
v.   ma·neu·vered, ma·neu·ver·ing, ma·neu·vers

v.   intr.
  1. To carry out a military or naval maneuver.
  2. To make a controlled series of changes in movement or direction toward an objective: maneuvered to get closer to the stage.
  3. To shift ground; change tactics: The opposition had no room in which to maneuver.
  4. To use stratagems in gaining an end.
v.   tr.
  1. To alter the tactical placement of (troops or warships).
  2. To direct through a series of movements or changes in course: maneuvered the car through traffic.
  3. To manipulate into a desired position or toward a predetermined goal: maneuvered him into signing the contract. See Synonyms at manipulate.

[French manɶuvre, from Old French maneuvre, manual work, from Medieval Latin manuopera, from Latin manū operārī, to work by hand : manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots + operārī, to work; see op- in Indo-European roots.]
ma·neu'ver·a·bil'i·ty n., ma·neu'ver·a·ble adj., ma·neu'ver·er n.
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Maneuver

Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*n[oe]u"vre\, n. [F. man[oe]uvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work, manual labor; L. manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See Manual, Operate, and cf. Mainor, Manure.]

1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.

2. Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.

Maneuver

Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*n[oe]u"vre\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Maneuveredor Man[oe]uvred; p. pr. & vb. n. Maneuvering, or Man[oe]uvring.] [Cf. F. man[oe]uvrer. See Maneuver, n.]

1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.

2. To manage with address or art; to scheme.

Maneuver

Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*n[oe]u"vre\, v. t. To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
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Language Translation for : maneuver
Spanish: maniobra,
German: das Manöver,
Japanese: 作戦行動
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maneuver 
1479, "hand-labor," from M.Fr. manoeuvre "manipulation, maneuver," from O.Fr. maneuvre "manual labor" (13c.), from M.L. manuopera, from manuoperare "work with the hands," from L. manu operari, from manu, abl. of manus "hand" (see manual) + operari (see operation). The military sense of "planned movement of troops or warship" is attested from 1758; general meaning "artful plan, adroit movement" is from 1774. The verb is first attested 1777.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ma·neu·ver
Variant: or chiefly British ma·noeu·vre /m&-'n(y)ü-v&r/
Function: noun
1 : a movement, procedure, or method performed to achieve a desired result and especially to restore a normal physiological state or to promote normal function maneuver toactuate the normal eustachian tube is to swallow —H. G. Armstrong> —see HEIMLICH MANEUVER, VALSALVA MANEUVER
2 : a manipulation to accomplish a change of position; specifically : rotational or other movement applied to a fetus within the uterus to alter its position and facilitate delivery —see SCANZONI MANEUVER
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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maneuver ma·neu·ver (mə-n&oomacr;'vər, -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity. v. ma·neu·vered, ma·neu·ver·ing, ma·neu·vers
To manipulate into a desired position or toward a predetermined goal.

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