See Also: manoeuvre(2)(dictionary)
manoeuvre(1)(dictionary)
Manoeuvre(medicine)
Adson manoeuvre(medicine)
Pajot's manoeuvre(medicine)
Pinard's manoeuvre(medicine)
Prague manoeuvre(medicine)
Ritgen's manoeuvre(medicine)
Scanzoni's manoeuvre(medicine)
Sellick's manoeuvre(medicine)

manoeuvre(2) (iou)



manoeuvre verb trans. & intrans. Also *maneuver. L18.

(Cause to) perform a manoeuvre or manoeuvres; move or steer by an act of control requiring some skill; employ or effect by stratagem or artifice; act or manipulate schemingly or adroitly. (Foll. by into, out of, etc.)
C. Stead She manoeuvred the car round a tricky corner. J. C. Oates They maneuver him into the foyer and into the elevator. J. Raban A scallop boat manoeuvered alongside. R. K. Narayan Rann was manoeuvring to elope with the girl. M. Flanagan You get what you want. You manoeuvre everyone. J. Diski He had manoeuvered the conversation from the general to a personal confrontation.
manoeuvrer noun E19.
manoeuvring noun the action of the verb; an instance of this, a manoeuvre: L18.