Associations to the word «Maneuver»

Wiktionary

MANEUVER, noun. A movement, often one performed with difficulty.
MANEUVER, noun. (often in the plural) A large training field-exercise of military troops.
MANEUVER, noun. An adroit or cunning action; a stratagem.
MANEUVER, verb. (transitive) To move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
MANEUVER, verb. (figurative) (transitive) To guide, steer, manage purposefully
MANEUVER, verb. (figurative) (intransitive) To intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme

Dictionary definition

MANEUVER, noun. A military training exercise.
MANEUVER, noun. A plan for attaining a particular goal.
MANEUVER, noun. A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop".
MANEUVER, noun. A move made to gain a tactical end.
MANEUVER, noun. An action aimed at evading an opponent.
MANEUVER, verb. Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling.
MANEUVER, verb. Act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship".
MANEUVER, verb. Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats