maneuver

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Synonyms: manoeuver, maneater, maneuvers, maneuvre, makeover, maneuverer, manoever, manoeuvrer, manurer, minever, manquer

Antonyms: manoeuver, maneater, maneuvers, maneuvre, makeover, maneuverer, manoever, manoeuvrer, manurer, minever, manquer

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|military}} The planned [[movement]] of [[troops]], vehicles etc.; a strategic [[repositioning]]; {{i|later also}} a large training field-[[exercise]] of fighting units. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
2. Any [[strategic]] or [[cunning]] action; a [[stratagem]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
3. A [[movement]] of the [[body]], or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|medicine}} A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
5. A controlled (especially skillful) [[movement]] taken while steering a [[vehicle]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[move]] (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
2. {{lb|en|figurative|transitive}} To [[guide]], steer, [[manage]] purposefully
3. {{lb|en|figurative|intransitive}} To [[intrigue]], [[manipulate]], [[plot]], [[scheme]]

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