Maneuver | Mean of maneuver in English Dictionary

/məˈnuːvɚ/

• Noun
• a clever or skillful action or movement
1. With a quick maneuver, she avoided an accident.
2. acrobats performing dangerous maneuvers
3. Through a series of legal maneuvers, the defense lawyer kept her client out of jail.
4. The strict requirements left us very little room for maneuver. [=opportunity to make changes or to do things differently in order to produce a better result]
• a planned movement of soldiers or ships
1. He led his troops in a well-planned maneuver.
• military activities that are done for training
1. To prepare for war, the army is performing/conducting maneuvers off the coast.
2. The army is on maneuvers.
• Verb

• to move (something or someone) in a careful and usually skillful way
1. She maneuvered her car into the tiny garage.
2. It took seven people to maneuver the tiger out of its cage.
3. We had a hard time maneuvering our furniture through the doorway.
4. The giant ships maneuvered into their docks.
5. The vehicle easily maneuvered through rocky terrain.
6. They held hands while maneuvering through the crowd.
• to do something in an effort to get an advantage, get out of a difficult situation, etc.
1. The companies are maneuvering for position in the limited market.
2. The strict requirements left us very little room to maneuver. [=opportunity to make changes or to do things differently in order to produce a better result]
3. Somehow, she always manages to maneuver herself out of difficult situations.
4. He maneuvered his way into her heart. [=he did things to make her love him]
• to move (soldiers, ships, etc.) where they are needed for battle
1. We maneuvered our troops to the south.
2. The opposing forces maneuvered quickly.