MANEUVER


Meaning of MANEUVER in English

I. ma ‧ neu ‧ ver /məˈnuːvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE

the American spelling of ↑ manoeuvre

II. ma ‧ noeu ‧ vre 1 BrE AmE British English , maneuver American English /məˈnuːvə $ -ər/ noun

1 . [countable] a skilful or careful movement that you make, for example in order to avoid something or go through a narrow space:

A careful driver will often stop talking before carrying out a complex manoeuvre.

2 . [uncountable and countable] a skilful or carefully planned action intended to gain an advantage for yourself:

They tried by diplomatic maneuvers to obtain an agreement.

3 . manoeuvres [plural] military activities, such as pretending to fight a battle, which are done as practice or training SYN exercises :

Large-scale military manoeuvres are being carried out near the border.

on manoeuvres

troops on night manoeuvres

4 . room for manoeuvre/freedom of manoeuvre the possibility of changing your plans or decisions in order to achieve what you want:

As I see it, Lisa, you don’t really have a great deal of room for manoeuvre.

III. manoeuvre 2 BrE AmE British English , maneuver American English verb

1 . [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or turn skilfully or to move or turn something skilfully, especially something large and heavy:

She managed to manoeuvre expertly into the parking space.

manoeuvre yourself into/out of something

Josh manoeuvred himself out of bed and hobbled to the door.

We manoeuvred the TV in front of the sofa.

2 . [intransitive and transitive] to use cleverly planned and often dishonest methods to get the result that you want

manoeuvre somebody into/out of something

It was a well-organized plan to maneuver company president John Woolford out of office.

Businesses manoeuvred to have their industry organized to their own advantage.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.