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Definition of Manoeuvre
1. Verb. Act in order to achieve a certain goal. "She maneuvered herself into the directorship"
2. Noun. A plan for attaining a particular goal.
Generic synonyms: Plan Of Action
Derivative terms: Tactical, Tactical, Tactician
3. Verb. Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. "The men manoeuvre the boat "
Specialized synonyms: Dock, Sheer, Pull Over, Helm, Crab, Navigate, Stand Out, Starboard, Conn, Navigate, Pilot, Canalise, Canalize, Channel, Corner, Tree, Park
Generic synonyms: Command, Control
Derivative terms: Channelisation, Guide, Guide, Head, Head, Head, Heading, Maneuverable, Maneuverer, Steerage, Steerer, Steering, Steering
4. Noun. A military training exercise.
Group relationships: Military Training
Generic synonyms: Military Operation, Operation
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: Maneuver
5. Verb. Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense.
Generic synonyms: Go, Move
Specialized synonyms: Jockey
Derivative terms: Maneuver, Operation
6. Noun. A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill. ; "The runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
Generic synonyms: Motion, Move, Movement
Group relationships: Athletic Game
Specialized synonyms: Takeaway, Figure, Completion, Pass Completion, Ball Hawking, Assist, Icing, Icing The Puck, Jugglery, Obstruction, Baseball Play, Footwork, Shot, Stroke, Blitz, Linebacker Blitzing, Safety Blitz, Mousetrap, Trap Play
Derivative terms: Play, Play
7. Noun. A move made to gain a tactical end.
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Parking, Device, Gimmick, Twist, Feint, Footwork, Gambit, Ploy, Stratagem, Artifice, Ruse, Measure, Step
8. Noun. An action aimed at evading an opponent.
Generic synonyms: Evasion
Specialized synonyms: Clinch, Airplane Maneuver, Flight Maneuver, Straight-arm
Definition of Manoeuvre
1. Noun. (AU NZ UK) A movement, often one performed with difficulty. ¹
2. Noun. (UK often plural) A large movement of military troops. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive AU NZ UK) To move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position. ¹
4. Noun. (alternative spelling of manoeuvre) ¹
5. Verb. (alternative spelling of manoeuvre) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Manoeuvre
1. [v -VRED, -VRING, -VRES]
Medical Definition of Manoeuvre
1. A planned movement or procedure. Origin: Fr. Manoeuvre, fr. L. Manu operari, to work by hand (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manoeuvre
Literary usage of Manoeuvre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1919)
"This was the home manoeuvre—important, but not controlling. IV. THE RUSSIAN
manoeuvre But it is to the foreign field that we must look to gather any ..."
2. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1875)
"This manoeuvre of Upton's, however, was only a brief one, not preceded or followed
by any other like efforts ; and (having before seen the failure of every ..."
3. Historical Memoirs of My Own Time by Nathaniel William Wraxall (1815)
"He unquestionably displayed equal coolness and science, on the day of the 12th
of April; directed in person every manoeuvre, and preserved during twelve ..."
4. Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782 by François Jean Chastellux, George Grieve (1787)
"... be the work only of one night, the effect of a fimple manoeuvre^ of a fingle
combination ? Who could fore- fee, ..."
5. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... Six Days on tho Trail — An Exciting manoeuvre — Indian Tactics — Cunning and
Skill — The Wrong Scent—Scouting for Apaches — The Fresh Track—A Successful ..."
6. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"It was a pretty manoeuvre, neatly carried out. Speaking for the second division
of the Southern Army, our first intimation of the attack was at twilight, ..."
7. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington (1847)
"Should you determine to remove, remember to give it the air of some manoeuvre,
that the enemy may be at a loss what to think of it. I am, &,c. ..."
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