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maneuver
noun
1 maneuver
A military training exercise.
synonyms: manoeuvre, simulated military operation.
Roget 702:
cunning,
craft;
cunningness†,
craftiness
etc.
adj.;
subtlety,
artificiality;
maneuvering
etc.
v.;
temporization;
circumvention.
chicane,
chicanery;
sharp practice,
knavery,
jugglery†;
concealment
etc.
528;
guile,
doubling,
duplicity
etc.
(falsehood)
544;
foul play.
diplomacy,
politics;
Machiavelism;
jobbery,
backstairs influence.
art,
artifice;
device,
machination;
plot
etc.
(plan)
626;
maneuver,
stratagem,
dodge,
sidestep,
artful dodge,
wile;
trick,
trickery
etc.
(deception)
545;
ruse,
ruse de guerre [Fr.];
finesse,
side blow,
thin end of the wedge,
shift,
go by,
subterfuge,
evasion;
white lie
etc.
(untruth)
546;
juggle,
tour de force;
tricks of the trade,
tricks upon travelers;
espieglerie [Fr.];
net,
trap
etc.
545.
Ulysses,
Machiavel,
sly boots,
fox,
reynard;
Scotchman;
Jew,
Yankee;
intriguer,
intrigant†;
floater [U.S.],
Indian giver [U.S.],
keener [U.S.],
repeater [U.S.].
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Roget 680:
action,
performance;
doing,
etc.
v.;
perpetration;
exercise,
excitation;
movement,
operation,
evolution,
work;
labor
etc.
(exertion)
686;
praxis,
execution;
procedure
etc.
(conduct)
692;
handicraft;
business
etc.
625;
agency
etc.
(power at work)
170.
deed,
act,
overt act,
stitch,
touch,
gest transaction†,
job,
doings,
dealings,
proceeding,
measure,
step,
maneuver,
bout,
passage,
move,
stroke,
blow;
coup,
coup de main,
coup d'etat [Fr.];
tour de force
etc.
(display)
882;
feat,
exploit;
achievement
etc.
(completion)
729;
handiwork,
workmanship;
manufacture;
stroke of policy
etc.
(plan)
626.
actor
etc.
(doer)
690.
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2 maneuver
3 maneuver
A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill:
— He made a great maneuver.
synonyms: manoeuvre, play.
Dutch: manoeuvre
4 maneuver
5 maneuver
verb
1 maneuver
Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling.
synonyms: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer.
Roget 702:
be cunning
etc.
adj.;
have cut one's eyeteeth;
contrive
etc.
(plan)
626;
live by one's wits;
maneuver;
intrigue,
gerrymander,
finesse,
double,
temporize,
stoop to conquer,
reculer pour mieux sauter [Fr.],
circumvent,
steal a march upon;
overreach
etc.
545;
throw off one's guard;
surprise
etc.
508;
snatch a verdict;
waylay,
undermine,
introduce the thin end of the wedge;
play a deep game,
play tricks with;
ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces [Lat.];
flatter,
make things pleasant;
have an ax to grind.
dodge,
sidestep,
bob and weave.
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2 maneuver
Act in order to achieve a certain goal:
— He maneuvered to get the chairmanship.
— She maneuvered herself into the directorship.
synonyms: manoeuver, manoeuvre.
Dutch: intrigeren
3 maneuver
Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense.
synonyms: manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate.
Dutch: aandrijven
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