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Maneuvre (noun)
alternative spelling of maneuver
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Maneuvre (verb)
alternative spelling of maneuver
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Maneuver (noun)
A movement, often one performed with difficulty.
“Parallel parking can be a difficult maneuver.”
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Maneuver (noun)
A large training field-exercise of military troops.
“The army was on maneuvers.”
“Joint NATO maneuvers are as much an exercise in diplomacy as in tactics and logistics.”
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Maneuver (noun)
An adroit or cunning action; a stratagem.
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Maneuver (noun)
A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor’s hands or surgical instruments.
“The otorhinolaryngologist performed an Epley maneuver and the patient was relieved of his vertigo.”
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Maneuver (verb)
To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
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Maneuver (verb)
To guide, steer, manage purposefully
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Maneuver (verb)
To intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme