(~s, manoeuvring, ~d)
Note: in AM, use 'maneuver'
1.
If you ~ something into or out of an awkward position, you skilfully move it there.
We attempted to ~ the canoe closer to him...
I ~d my way among the tables to the back corner of the place...
The pilot instinctively maneuvered to avoid them.
VERB: V n adv/prep, V way prep/adv, V
•
Manoeuvre is also a noun.
...a ship capable of high speed and rapid ~.
N-VAR
2.
If you ~ a situation, you change it in a clever and skilful way so that you can benefit from it.
The authorities have to ~ the markets into demanding a cut in interest rates...
He ~s to foster recovery.
= manipulate
VERB: V n prep/adv, V
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Manoeuvre is also a noun.
...~s to block the electoral process.
N-COUNT
manoeuvring (manoeuvrings)
...his unrivalled skill in political manoeuvring.
...his manoeuvrings on the matter of free trade.
N-VAR
3.
Military ~s are training exercises which involve the movement of soldiers and equipment over a large area.
Allied troops begin maneuvers tomorrow to show how quickly forces could be mobilized in case of a new invasion...
N-PLURAL
4.
room for ~: see room