n. 1 move, stratagem, tactic, trick, gambit, ploy, subterfuge, ruse, dodge, artifice, device, wile, démarche; strategy, plan, plot, scheme, intrigue, machination That manoeuvre will never work on a clever woman 2 exercise, operation, drill, war-game, operation, kriegspiel, training We were out on manoeuvres for a week
v. 3 manipulate, contrive, plot, scheme, machinate, intrigue, trick, devise, engineer, finesse, manage, Colloq finagle, wangle His manoeuvred his way out of going on that mission 4 manipulate, operate, run, drive, guide, navigate, jockey She manoeuvred the car into a surprisingly tiny space