maneuver

maneuver
    n 1: a military training exercise [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre},
         {simulated military operation}]
    2: a plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: {tactic},
       {tactics}, {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}]
    3: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and
       skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a
       play by the shortstop" [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {play}]
    4: a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: {maneuver},
       {manoeuvre}, {tactical maneuver}, {tactical manoeuvre}]
    5: an action aimed at evading an opponent [syn: {maneuver},
       {manoeuvre}, {evasive action}]
    v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
         [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre},
         {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize},
         {channelise}]
    2: act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get
       the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the
       directorship" [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}]
    3: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to
       secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: {manoeuver},
       {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {operate}]
    

Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, v. i. [imp. & p.
   p. {Maneuvered}or {Manoeuvred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Maneuvering}, or {Manoeuvring}.] [Cf. F. manoeuvrer. See
   {Maneuver}, n.]
   1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval
      tactics; to make changes in position with the intention of
      getting an advantage in attack or defense.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Hence: To make changes in one's approach to solving a
      problem, so as to achieve maximum advantage in a changing
      situation; -- used especially in competitive situations,
      as in politics, diplomacy, or sports.
      [PJC]

   3. To manage with address or art; to scheme.
      [1913 Webster] Maneuver
    

Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, v. t.
   1. To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
      [1913 Webster] Maneuverer
    

Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, n. [F.
   manoeuvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work,
   manual labor; L. manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See
   {Manual}, {Operate}, and cf. {Mainor}, {Manure}.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or
      naval evolution, movement, or change of position.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Management with address or artful design; adroit
      proceeding; stratagem.
      [1913 Webster] Maneuver
    

254 Moby Thesaurus words for "maneuver":
      accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, act on,
      act upon, acta, action, ad hoc measure, adventure,
      amphibious operations, angle, answer, art, artful dodge, artifice,
      bank, be responsible for, bear a hand, beguile, blind, blow, bold,
      brew, cabal, call the signals, captain, carry on, carry out,
      carry through, chicanery, collude, combined operations, command,
      complot, concoct, conduct, connive, conspiracy, conspire,
      contrivance, contrive, control, convoy, cook up, countermine,
      countermove, counterplot, coup, courageous, course of action, crab,
      craft, cute trick, dauntless, deal with, dealings, deceit, deed,
      demarche, design, device, dip, direct, dispense, do something,
      do something about, dodge, doing, doings, drive, dry run, effort,
      endeavor, engineer, enterprise, execute a maneuver, expedient,
      exploit, fait accompli, fakement, fearless, feat, feather, feint,
      fetch, finagle, finesse, fishtail, fluid operations, frame,
      frame up, gambit, game, gerrymander, gest, get with it, gimmick,
      go, govern, grift, hand, handiwork, handle, hatch, hatch a plot,
      hatch up, head, head up, heave in together, improvisation,
      intrepid, intrigue, jig, job, jockey, jugglery, jury-rig,
      jury-rigged expedient, keep in formation, keep pointed,
      keep station, knavery, last expedient, last resort, last shift,
      lay a plot, lead, lead on, lift a finger, little game, logistics,
      loop, machinate, machination, maintain position, make go,
      make the rules, makeshift, manage, maneuvers, manful, manipulate,
      manipulation, mastermind, means, measure, military operations,
      minor operations, mission, move, movement, navigate, officer,
      operate, operation, operations, order, overseas operations,
      overt act, passage, perform on, performance, pilot, pis aller,
      plan, play, play games, plot, plow, ploy, ply, porpoise, practice,
      prescribe, procedure, proceed, proceed with, proceeding,
      production, pull out, pull strings, pull the strings, pull up,
      push down, quarterback, racket, red herring, regulate, res gestae,
      resort, resource, rig, roll, run, ruse, scheme, see to, shake-up,
      shift, sideslip, skid, skipper, sleight, solution, spin, spiral,
      staff work, steam in line, steer, step, stopgap, stratagem,
      strategy, strike a blow, stroke, stroke of policy, stunt,
      subterfuge, swing, tactic, take a hand, take action, take care of,
      take command, take measures, take steps, take the lead,
      temporary expedient, thing, thing done, tour de force, transaction,
      trick, trickery, trump, turn, unafraid, undaunted, undertaking,
      undulate, valiant, valorous, wangle, war game, war plans, wield,
      wile, wily device, work, working hypothesis, working proposition,
      works, yaw