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/mənˈuvər/ Listen

noun

Manoeuvre, Maneuver n.

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

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

verb

Manoeuvre, Maneuver v. t.

To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.

Manoeuvre, Maneuver v. i. (past & past part. maneuvered or manoeuvred; pres. part. maneuvering or manoeuvring)

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.

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.

To manage with address or art; to scheme.

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"Maneuver" Quotes from Famous Books

... go with us, to see our coyote traps," reproved Conny—two years younger than his brother—as his pinto executed a like maneuver on the other side of ...

— When A Man's A Man • Harold Bell Wright

... disorganized, and some men would have been pulled back from the front line. His dozen-odd UN regulars and Turkish partisans had done their best to simulate a paratroop attack in force. At least, his job was done; now to execute that classic infantry maneuver described as, "Let's get the hell outa here." This was his last patrol before rotation home. He didn't ...

— Hunter Patrol • Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuire

... Naturally, this bold maneuver could not have succeeded had he a right of entry. A woman's physical strength was unequal to the task of disturbing his burly frame, and a foot thrust between door and jamb would have done the rest. As matters stood, however, he was obliged to abandon any present hope of an interview with the mysterious ...

— The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley • Louis Tracy

... helpless to maneuver my ship now, in its up-rush, as when I had been tumbling in the air pockets. Moreover I was badly battered from plunging around in my shell like a pellet in a box, ...

— The Airlords of Han • Philip Francis Nowlan

... he had never given the matter thought. His evasive answer, that the tariff was a local issue only, gave an opening to his opponents, who forced the tariff to a prominent place in the few remaining days before election. They made much of Hancock's ignorance, and perhaps by this maneuver offset the disadvantage done to Garfield by a forged letter, which purported to show him as a friend of cheap labor and Chinese immigration. Garfield and Arthur were elected by a small plurality over Hancock. No one received ...

— The New Nation • Frederic L. Paxson

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