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🚗 To move skillfully ♟️ To act strategically
to manoeuver

to manoeuver

5.8
To move something or someone carefully to get a better position
  • verb
  • /məˈnuːvər/
translation icon : maniobrar
  • The driver skillfully manoeuvered the car through the narrow streets to avoid traffic.

We will be able to manoeuvre, maybe send weapons, maybe impose more sanctions, maybe deploy some troops to make sure this doesn't spiral out of control.

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Examples

  • And then you can use the tweezers to manoeuvre it into the right place.

  • She used her hands to manoeuver the fragile sculpture into the correct position on the shelf.

  • You need room... to manoeuver.

    A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

  • So I have a different set of boundaries that exist in my lane that I manoeuvre without, in and out of.

    Jay Shetty Podcast

  • Yeah, I was a pretty empty vessel that these things could manoeuvre around and see what she would do, you know?

    Anything Goes With James English

  • And these are like the different ways you could manoeuvre it again, Emily, the patch is working guys.

  • And then you can also maneuver cheese and crackers.

    Sarah Rae Vargas

  • And hopefully by this point they are manageable enough sizes that we can manually or with, you know, basic lifting equipment, manoeuvre them around size.

  • We will be able to manoeuvre, maybe send weapons, maybe impose more sanctions, maybe deploy some troops to make sure this doesn't spiral out of control.

    Megyn Kelly

  • We will be able to manoeuvre, maybe send weapons, maybe impose more sanctions, maybe deploy some troops to make sure this doesn't spiral out of control.

    Megyn Kelly

Synonyms

to direct
vsto manoeuver
617 3.7

To lead people in a performance or project

centers on skillful moving or shifting to gain advantage not general oversight
to guide
vsto manoeuver
313 1.0

To show someone the way by going with them

involves skillful strategic movement to gain advantage rather than simple leading
to steer
vsto manoeuver
224 1.6

To guide the direction of something, like a car or a conversation

involves skillful movement aiming to gain advantage rather than neutral course change
to operate
vsto manoeuver
  • Jargon
189 6.5

To move military forces in a planned way to gain an advantage in battle

is used more widely for skillful moves beyond combat situations
to maneuver
vsto manoeuver
  • US
65 5.8

To move a vehicle, thing, or group skillfully to a new position

is the same in meaning but differs in spelling form
to jockey
vsto manoeuver
12 6.8

To try to gain an advantage over others by clever moves

is about careful planned moves to gain advantage rather than general rivalry
to jockey for position
vsto manoeuver
4 7.1

Try to move into a better place than others before an important decision or event

focuses on skillful movement to gain advantage rather than only competing

How Skillful

to outmaneuver
  • US
15 7.7
to manoeuver
5.8
to steer
224 1.6
to move
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

manoeuver infinitive
maneuver infinitive
manoeuvred past
maneuvered past
manoeuvred past participle
maneuvered past participle
manoeuvring present participle
maneuvering present participle
manoeuvers third person singular
maneuvers third person singular

Etymology

Manoeuver comes from an old root meaning 'hand', the same root you see in manual. It once meant a skillful 'hand' movement, so to manoeuver something is to move or guide it carefully to gain an advantage.