maneuver
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maneuver
- /məˈnuvɚ/ US
- /məˈnuːvə/ UK
- /məˈnyːvɐ/ Multicultural London English
- /maˈnyːvɐ/ Multicultural London English
- /məˈnjuːvɚ/ Philippines, nonstandard
Rhymes with -uːvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, maneuver”) and manouvrer (“to maneuver”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labor”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”). First recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne (800 AD) to mean "chore, manual task", probably as a calque of the Frankish *handuwerk (“hand-work”). Compare Old English handweorc, Old English handġeweorc, German Handwerk. The verb is a doublet of the verb manure.
noun maneuvers · manoeuvre · manœuvre · maneuvre · manoeuver · manœuver
- The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. The army was on maneuvers.
- Any strategic or cunning action; a stratagem. “This,” cried he, “is a manœuvre I have been some time expecting: but Mr. Harrel, though artful and selfish, is by no means deep.”
- A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity.
- A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments. The otorhinolaryngologist performed an Epley maneuver and the patient was relieved of his vertigo.
- A controlled (especially skillful) movement taken while steering a vehicle. Parallel parking can be a difficult maneuver.
verb maneuvers · maneuvering · maneuvered · manoeuvre · manœuvre
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: guide, tactic, operate, evasive action, steer, head, point, manoeuvre, play, direct, manoeuvering, manouevre, tactical maneuver, labourer, manoeuvrability, manoeuver
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noun a movement, often one performed with difficulty
| Español | maniobra |
|---|---|
| Português | manobra |
| Français | manœuvre |
| Deutsch | Manöver |
| Italiano | manovra |
| Ελληνικά | ελιγμός eligmós, μανούβρα manoúvra |
| Română | manevră |
| Русский | манёвр manjóvr, мане́вр manévr |
| العربية | مُنَاوَرَة munāwara |
| עברית | תִּמְרוּן timrun |
noun planned movement of troops
| 한국어 | 기동 gidong |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 機動 kidō |
| 中文 | 機動 /机动 jīdòng |
| Français | manœuvre |
| Deutsch | Manöver |
| Русский | манёвр manjóvr, мане́вр manévr |
| עברית | תִּמְרוֹן timron |
noun a large training exercise of military troops
| Español | maniobra, ejercicio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연습 yeonseup |
| 日本語 | 演習 enshū |
| 中文 | 演習 /演习 yǎnxí |
| हिन्दी | अभ्यास abhyās |
| Português | manobra, exercício |
| Français | manœuvre, exercice |
| Deutsch | Manöver, Übung |
| Italiano | manovra, esercitazione |
| Ελληνικά | ελιγμός eligmós |
| Română | manevră, exercițiu |
| Русский | манёвры manjóvry, мане́вры manévry, уче́ния učénija |
| العربية | مُنَاوَرَة munāwara, تَدْرِيب عَسْكَرِيّ tadrīb ʕaskariyy |
| עברית | תַּרְגִּיל targíl |
noun a medical procedure
| Ελληνικά | χειρισμός cheirismós |
|---|
verb to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
| Español | maniobrar |
|---|---|
| Português | manobrar |
| Français | manœuvrer |
| Deutsch | manövrieren |
| Italiano | manovrare |
| Ελληνικά | ελίσσω elísso |
| Română | manevra |
| Русский | маневри́ровать manevrírovatʹ, сманеври́ровать smanevrírovatʹ |
| עברית | תִּמְרֵן timren |
verb to guide, steer, manage purposefully
| Ελληνικά | ελίσσομαι elíssomai |
|---|
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title = {maneuver},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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