maneuver

Other spellings

• manoeuvre (UK)
• manœuvre (archaic)
• manoeuver (considered a mis-spelling by some)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /məˈnuːvɚ/
• SAMPA: /m@"nu:v@`/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: ma‧neu‧ver

Noun

Singular maneuver

Plural maneuvers

1. A maneuver is a type of movement that is usually hard to do.

   What a maneuver that back-flip was, did you practice?

2. (often in the plural) A large training field-exercise of military troops.

   The army was on maneuvers.

Verb

Plain form maneuver

Third-person singular maneuvers

Past tense maneuvered

Past participle maneuvered

Present participle maneuvering

1. (US) (transitive) If something is maneuvered, it is moved somewhere else, generally with difficulty.
2. (transitive) If someone maneuvers a person, they guide, steer or manage them purposefully.
3. (intransitive) If something is maneuvered, it is manipulated or plotted.

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