1.  maneuver(n = noun.act) manoeuvre, simulated military operation - a military training exercise;
is a kind of military operation, operation
is a part of military training
Derived form verb maneuver₃

2.  maneuver(n = noun.cognition) manoeuvre, tactic, tactics - a plan for attaining a particular goal;
is a kind of plan of action

3.  maneuver(n = noun.act) manoeuvre, play - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
is a kind of motion, move, movement
is a part of athletic game
has particulars: takeaway, figure, completion, pass completion, ball hawking, assist, icing, icing the puck, jugglery, obstruction, baseball play, footwork, shot, stroke, blitz, linebacker blitzing, safety blitz, mousetrap, trap play

4.  maneuver(n = noun.act) manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical end;
is a kind of move
has particulars: parking, device, gimmick, twist, feint, footwork, gambit, ploy, stratagem, artifice, ruse, measure, step

5.  maneuver(n = noun.act) evasive action, manoeuvre - an action aimed at evading an opponent;
is a kind of evasion
has particulars: clinch, airplane maneuver, flight maneuver, straight-arm

1.  maneuver(v = verb.motion) channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling;
is one way to command, control
Derived forms adjective maneuverable₁, noun maneuverer₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP

2.  maneuver(v = verb.social) manoeuver, manoeuvre - act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship"
is one way to act, move
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

3.  maneuver(v = verb.competition) manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate - perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense;
is one way to go, move
Derived form noun maneuver₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP

1.  Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position. [1913 Webster]

2.  Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem. [1913 Webster]

1.  To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with the intention of getting an advantage in attack or defense. [1913 Webster]

2.  To make changes in one's approach to solving a problem, so as to achieve maximum advantage in a changing situation; -- used especially in competitive situations, as in politics, diplomacy, or sports. [PJC]

3.  To manage with address or art; to scheme. [1913 Webster]

   To change the positions of, as of troops of ships. [1913 Webster]

maneuver, US var. of MANOEUVRE.

N  action, performance, doing perpetration, exercise, excitation, movement, operation, evolution, work, labor, praxis, execution, procedure, handicraft, business, agency, deed, act, overt act, stitch, touch, gest transaction, job, doings, dealings, proceeding, measure, step, maneuver, bout, passage, move, stroke, blow, coup, coup de main, coup d'etat, tour de force, feat, exploit, achievement, handiwork, workmanship, manufacture, stroke of policy, actor, doing, acting, in action, in harness, on duty, in operation, in the act, in the midst of, in the thick of, red-handed, in flagrante delicto, while one's hand is in, action is eloquence, actions speak louder than words, actum aiunt ne agas, awake, arise, or be forever fall'n, dii pia facta vident, faire sans dire, fare fac, fronte capillata post est occasio calva, our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts, the great end of life is not knowledge but action, thought is the soul of act, vivre-ce nest pas respirer c'est agir, we live in deeds not years.

N  cunning, craft, cunningness, craftiness, subtlety, artificiality, maneuvering, temporization, circumvention, chicane, chicanery, sharp practice, knavery, jugglery, concealment, guile, doubling, duplicity, foul play, diplomacy, politics, Machiavelism, jobbery, backstairs influence, art, artifice, device, machination, plot, maneuver, stratagem, dodge, sidestep, artful dodge, wile, trick, trickery, ruse, ruse de guerre, finesse, side blow, thin end of the wedge, shift, go by, subterfuge, evasion, white lie, juggle, tour de force, tricks of the trade, tricks upon travelers, espieglerie, net, trap, Ulysses, Machiavel, sly boots, fox, reynard, Scotchman, Jew, Yankee, intriguer, intrigant, floater, Indian giver, keener, repeater, cunning, crafty, artful, skillful, subtle, feline, vulpine, cunning as a fox, cunning as a serpent, deep, deep laid, profound, designing, contriving, intriguing, strategic, diplomatic, politic, Machiavelian, timeserving, artificial, tricky, tricksy, wily, sly, slim, insidious, stealthy, underhand, subdolous, deceitful, slippery as an eel, evasive, crooked, arch, pawky, shrewd, acute, sharp, sharp as a tack, sharp as a needle, canny, astute, leery, knowing, up to snuff, too clever by half, not to be caught with chaff, tactful, diplomatic, politic, polite, cunningly, slyly, slily, on the sly, by a side wind, diamond cut diamond, a' bis ou a blanc, fin contre fin, something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

VB  be cunning, have cut one's eyeteeth, contrive, live by one's wits, maneuver, intrigue, gerrymander, finesse, double, temporize, stoop to conquer, reculer pour mieux sauter, circumvent, steal a march upon, overreach, throw off one's guard, surprise, snatch a verdict, waylay, undermine, introduce the thin end of the wedge, play a deep game, play tricks with, ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces, flatter, make things pleasant, have an ax to grind, dodge, sidestep, bob and weave.

airplane maneuver, flight maneuver, heimlich maneuver, tactical maneuver