manoeuvre

manoeuvre
▪ I. manoeuvre manoeuvre 2 , maneuver noun [countable, uncountable]
a skilful or carefully planned action, often a dishonest one, to achieve a particular result:

• Whatever maneuvers the big soda pop companies make affect the smaller companies as well.

• You will have more room for manoeuvre (= possible courses of action ) if you have avoided agreeing to specific restraints.

  [m0] ▪ II. manoeuvre ma‧noeu‧vre [məˈnuːvə ǁ -ər] 1 , maneuver verb [intransitive, transitive]
to use clever and often dishonest methods to make something happen or to make someone do what you want:
manoeuvre to do something

• They had not maneuvered to block Nestlé's bid.

manoeuvre somebody into (doing) something

• Not everyone quits jobs voluntarily - some are manoeuvered into it.

— manoeuvring noun [uncountable] :

• thepolitical manoeuvring of the trades unions

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Ⅰ.
manoeuvre UK US /məˈnuːvər/ noun [C] (US maneuver)
► a planned action that is intended to get an advantage: »

This manoeuvre has the effect of rewarding those shareholders who sell at the expense of those who remain.

● room for/to manoeuvre — Cf. room to manoeuvre
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manoeuvre UK US /məˈnuːvər/ verb [I or T] (US maneuver)
► to try to control or influence a person or situation in a particular way: »

He has manoeuvred astutely to avoid industrial action among staff.

► to turn an object and make it go where you want: easy/difficult to manoeuvre »

The machine is compact and easy to manoeuvre and store.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • manoeuvre — 1. (ma neu vr ) s. f. 1°   Opération de la main.    Terme de construction. Mouvement des ouvriers et des machines. Il faut laisser de la place pour la manoeuvre. 2°   Terme de chirurgie et d obstétrique. Action composée, ensemble des mouvements… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • manoeuvre — (US maneuver) ► NOUN 1) a physical movement or series of moves requiring skill and care. 2) a carefully planned scheme or action. 3) (manoeuvres) a large scale military exercise. ► VERB (manoeuvred, manoeuvring) …   English terms dictionary

  • Manoeuvre — Ma*noeu vre, n. & v. See {Maneuver}. [Chiefly Brit.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Manoeuvre — (fr., spr. Mannöhwer), 1) Bewegung, Wendung; 2) das zu einem strategischen Zweck bestimmte Ganze einzelner taktischen Evolutionen. Das Manoeuvriren u. die Manoeuvrirkunst besteht in der Fertigkeit, Truppen aller Art auf jedem practicablen Terrain …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Manoeuvre — (manöwr), frz., der Inbegriff der taktischen Bewegungen eines Truppenkörpers; im Seewesen die auf die Leitung des Schiffes gerichtete Arbeit der Mannschaft, sowie auch das Verfahren im Gefechte …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • manoeuvre — chiefly Brit var of MANEUVER …   Medical dictionary

  • manoeuvré — manoeuvré, ée (ma neu vré, vrée) part. passé de manoeuvrer. Des galères manoeuvrées par des forçats …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • manoeuvre — also manoeuver, alternative spelling of MANEUVER (Cf. maneuver). Also see OE (Cf. oe); RE (Cf. re). Related: manoeuvres; manoeuvred; manoeuvring …   Etymology dictionary

  • manoeuvre — has inflected forms manoeuvred, manoeuvring. The spelling in AmE is maneuver, with inflected forms maneuvered, maneuvering …   Modern English usage

  • manoeuvre — [mə no͞o′vər, mənyo͞o′vər] n., vi., vt. manoeuvred, manoeuvring chiefly Brit. sp. of MANEUVER …   English World dictionary

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