maneuver

maneuver
Synonyms and related words:
accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, act on, act upon, acta, action, ad hoc measure, adventure, amphibious operations, angle, answer, art, artful dodge, artifice, bank, be responsible for, bear a hand, beguile, blind, blow, bold, brew, cabal, call the signals, captain, carry on, carry out, carry through, chicanery, collude, combined operations, command, complot, concoct, conduct, connive, conspiracy, conspire, contrivance, contrive, control, convoy, cook up, countermine, countermove, counterplot, coup, courageous, course of action, crab, craft, cute trick, dauntless, deal with, dealings, deceit, deed, demarche, design, device, dip, direct, dispense, do something, do something about, dodge, doing, doings, drive, dry run, effort, endeavor, engineer, enterprise, execute a maneuver, expedient, exploit, fait accompli, fakement, fearless, feat, feather, feint, fetch, finagle, finesse, fishtail, fluid operations, frame, frame up, gambit, game, gerrymander, gest, get with it, gimmick, go, govern, grift, hand, handiwork, handle, hatch, hatch a plot, hatch up, head, head up, heave in together, improvisation, intrepid, intrigue, jig, job, jockey, jugglery, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, keep in formation, keep pointed, keep station, knavery, last expedient, last resort, last shift, lay a plot, lead, lead on, lift a finger, little game, logistics, loop, machinate, machination, maintain position, make go, make the rules, makeshift, manage, maneuvers, manful, manipulate, manipulation, mastermind, means, measure, military operations, minor operations, mission, move, movement, navigate, officer, operate, operation, operations, order, overseas operations, overt act, passage, perform on, performance, pilot, pis aller, plan, play, play games, plot, plow, ploy, ply, porpoise, practice, prescribe, procedure, proceed, proceed with, proceeding, production, pull out, pull strings, pull the strings, pull up, push down, quarterback, racket, red herring, regulate, res gestae, resort, resource, rig, roll, run, ruse, scheme, see to, shake-up, shift, sideslip, skid, skipper, sleight, solution, spin, spiral, staff work, steam in line, steer, step, stopgap, stratagem, strategy, strike a blow, stroke, stroke of policy, stunt, subterfuge, swing, tactic, take a hand, take action, take care of, take command, take measures, take steps, take the lead, temporary expedient, thing, thing done, tour de force, transaction, trick, trickery, trump, turn, unafraid, undaunted, undertaking, undulate, valiant, valorous, wangle, war game, war plans, wield, wile, wily device, work, working hypothesis, working proposition, works, yaw

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  • Maneuver — Maneuver, manoeuvre (also spelled manœuvre or manoeuver from the French) may be a synonym for strategy or tactic. It is the manipulation of a situation in order to gain some advantage. Military or naval movement Military exercise Maneuver warfare …   Wikipedia

  • maneuver — [n1] move, tactic action, angle, artifice, contrivance, curveball, demarche, device, dodge, fancy footwork*, feint, finesse, gambit, game, gimmick, intrigue, jig*, machination, manipulation, measure, movement, plan, play, plot, ploy, procedure,… …   New thesaurus

  • maneuver — the US spelling of manoeuvre * * * maneuver UK US /məˈnuːvər/ noun, verb [I or T] US for ► MANOEUVRE(Cf. ↑manoeuvre) noun …   Financial and business terms

  • Maneuver — Ma*neu ver, Manoeuvre Ma*n[oe]u vre, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Maneuvered}or {Man[oe]uvred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maneuvering}, or {Man[oe]uvring}.] [Cf. F. man[oe]uvrer. See {Maneuver}, n.] 1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • maneuver — [mə no͞o′vər, mənyo͞o′vər] n. [Fr manœuvre, orig., hand labor < VL manuopera < L manu operare, to work by hand < manus, a hand (see MANUAL) + opera, pl. of opus, a work: see OPUS] 1. a planned and controlled tactical or strategic… …   English World dictionary

  • Maneuver — Ma*neu ver, Manoeuvre Ma*n[oe]u vre, n. [F. man[oe]uvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work, manual labor; L. manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See {Manual}, {Operate}, and cf. {Mainor}, {Manure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Management;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Maneuver — Ma*neu ver, Manoeuvre Ma*n[oe]u vre, v. t. 1. To change the positions of, as of troops of ships. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • maneuver — I (tactic) noun approach, course of conduct, decursio, decursus, device, line of action, management, manipulation, mode of procedure, move, operation, plan of attack, planned campaign, procedure, scheme, stratagem, strategy, stroke, undertaking… …   Law dictionary

  • maneuver — n stratagem, *trick, ruse, gambit, ploy, artifice, wile, feint Analogous words: *device, contrivance: expedient, resort, *resource, shift, makeshift: intrigue, machination, *plot …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • maneuver — is an AmE variant of manoeuvre …   Modern English usage

  • maneuver — (Brit. manoeuvre) ► NOUN 1) a physical movement or series of moves requiring skill and care. 2) a carefully planned scheme or action. 3) (maneuvers) a large scale military exercise. ► VERB (maneuvered, maneuvering) …   English terms dictionary

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