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UK
/mənˈuːvɐ/
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VERB
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
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act in order to achieve a certain goal
She maneuvered herself into the directorship
He maneuvered to get the chairmanship
NOUN
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a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
the runner was out on a play by the shortstop
he made a great maneuver - a move made to gain a tactical end
- a plan for attaining a particular goal
- an action aimed at evading an opponent
- a military training exercise
How To Use manoeuvre In A Sentence
- ‘The majority of costs are wage costs; there is very little room for manoeuvre,’ he said.
- When the matador realises the bull is weak and unable to charge much longer he will reach for his killing sword and seek to manoeuvre it directly in front of him with its head down, so that he can administer the death stroke.
- It is surprisingly easy to manoeuvre and far less treacherous than parasailing. Times, Sunday Times
- He was then able to manoeuvre some of his cavalry on to the hilltop and fight the Saxons on level ground.
- Another restrictive manoeuvre gets under way. Times, Sunday Times
- The vessel could be manoeuvred with its bow thrusters to bring the stern ramp very close to the two men to whom life belts and/or ropes were thrown.
- Better prepared and more aggressive, he unexpectedly outmanoeuvred the prime minister.
- The action on a Harrow mosque again saw the chunky thugs in Lenin's term comprehensively outnumbered and outmanoeuvred Sonic Truth
- The law in this area is very strict and doesn't allow us much room for manoeuvre.
- An early manoeuvre involves a U-turn across one of the epic avenues of central BeiJing. Times, Sunday Times
