ma|noeu|vre

ma|noeu|vre
ma|noeu|vre «muh NOO vuhr», noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, -vred, -vring.
Especially British. maneuver.

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  • maneuver — A planned movement or procedure. [Fr. manoeuvre, fr. L. manu operari, to work by hand] Adson m. SYN: Adson test. Barlow m. test for hip instability, with dislocation occurring with flexion …   Medical dictionary

  • manoeuvre — ▪ I. manoeuvre manoeuvre 2 , maneuver noun [countable, uncountable] a skilful or carefully planned action, often a dishonest one, to achieve a particular result: • Whatever maneuvers the big soda pop companies make affect the smaller companies as …   Financial and business terms

  • manoeuvring — manoeuvre ma‧noeu‧vre [məˈnuːvə ǁ ər] 1 , maneuver verb [intransitive, transitive] to use clever and often dishonest methods to make something happen or to make someone do what you want: manoeuvre to do something • They had not maneuvered to… …   Financial and business terms

  • outmanoeuvre — out|ma|noeu|vre BrE outmaneuver AmE [ˌautməˈnu:və US ər] v [T] to gain an advantage over someone by using cleverer or more skilful plans or methods ▪ He believed he could outmanoeuvre and trap the English king …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • manoeuvre — ma|noeu|vre [ mə nuvər ] the British spelling of maneuver …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • manoeuvre — ma•noeu•vre [[t]məˈnu vər[/t]] n. v. t. v. i. vred, vring brit. Chiefly Brit. maneuver …   From formal English to slang

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