Word Finder - maneuver

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The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units.

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Joint NATO maneuvers are as much an exercise in diplomacy as in tactics and logistics.

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Any strategic or cunning action; a stratagem.

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A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity.

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A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments.

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A controlled (especially skilful) movement taken while steering a vehicle.

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Parallel parking can be a difficult maneuver.

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To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.

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To guide, steer, manage purposefully

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To intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme

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The patriarch maneuvered till his offspring occupied countless key posts

She wasn't able to maneuver in his firm grip.

The whole maneuver took less than a minute and Dean was out the door.

Ryland suggested they carry her to his first floor room instead of trying to maneuver her upstairs.

The slope dropped at a precarious angle, impossible to maneuver unsecured, only a few degrees from the perpendicular.

It should also have enough space outside the door to maneuver that wheelchair.

So it is impossible to understand by what reasoning the historians reach the conclusion that this maneuver was a profound one.

They are hard hats without the rear brim, so they are easier to maneuver in.

Certain symbols pulled up certain features of the ships or angles of battle, similar to how picture-symbols in her video games on earth brought up different functions, allowing her to maneuver characters in the game or review the armament and skills of her opponents.

Kutuzov's merit lay, not in any strategic maneuver of genius, as it is called, but in the fact that he alone understood the significance of what had happened.

Along the way you'll use the objects around you to maneuver through your world.

There was barely room to maneuver, and she found herself standing on her tiptoes to keep track of Evelyn, who had no trouble with the people around her parting the seas for her.

The maneuver battalion task force field trains are not always located in the BSA.

He walked down the corridor after them, then executed a sharp right maneuver which took him to the door of Daniel's office.

Despite its length, the width was narrow in comparison making the maneuver friendly.

The stroller should also be easy to maneuver.

Anyone who's ever had to maneuver out of a wet and clingy suit knows how difficult this can be.

A cheerleader heel stretch is pretty much an essential maneuver for flyers.

Fitted lab coats can make you look more polished and professional while making it easier for you to maneuver throughout your work day.

This is the secondary evasive maneuver, which will flip your ship around automatically.

If it is too wide, it will not be easy to maneuver it in between traffic lanes.

Elton John vs. Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzy ate Elton's head, but got it stuck in his throat when he attempted to swallow it, as the Queen then had to give him the Heimlich Maneuver.

The down side to such a maneuver is that you will encounter price tags that are significantly higher than your basic dress at Macy's.

You want to leave at least several feet between the vegetable beds so that you can maneuver wheelbarrows and other equipment around the garden, and also so that you can easily walk among the rows for watering, weeding, and harvesting.

You need enough lighting to easily maneuver around after the sun has gone down, and enough light to illuminate people approaching the house.

If you have to maneuver them up stairs or around corners, get lots of help or hire a professional.

Its only "tricky" maneuver is in the first step, so cross that hurdle and you'll be well on your way to the perfect small knot!

Nothing is worse than a strapless corset that feels like it is sliding down, not to mention that crude tug-to-keep-it-in-place maneuver needed to prevent a wardrobe malfunction.

They can maneuver and shoot without being detected in the dark.

The classic controls would get you to maneuver your player using the left analog stick, and then each of your key actions are mapped to the face buttons on the right.

The Heimlich maneuver is used when a person is choking on a foreign object to the extent that he/she cannot breathe.

Spider-Man's original foe, the Green Goblin meets an untimely death by his own maneuver.

The MAZDA5 is easy to maneuver, but the only engine offered for this model is a four cylinder.

These types of vacuums are small and easy to maneuver, providing an efficient and effective means of removing ashes from your fireplace.

According to an abdominal exercise study performed by the American Council on Exercise, the bicycle maneuver is one of the best exercises for the internal obliques.

In fact, the bicycle maneuver, which only uses body weight, was at the top of the list.

It's time you gave someone else a chance, Cynthia said with a winning smile that offered him little room to maneuver.

It took concentration to maneuver the ever more rugged roads as they climbed skyward, waving away the dust from the other vehicles.

The division commander normally places at least one FA battalion in direct support of each committed maneuver brigade.

The maneuver commander should remember that the FIST members are assigned down to the platoon level.

The PLO had no room to maneuver, and after some hesitation accepted the diktat.

Mission C2 leverages centralized, integrated planning and decentralized execution at the maneuver unit level.

Ian scowls at me for a moment then stalks off to perform the heimlich maneuver on some bloke choking on a hog roast.

The disk can and does maneuver at high speeds and appears to have had stealth qualities all along.

This was his only experience of unconsciousness during an aerobatic maneuver.

Now this mere tactical maneuver of Korean War intelligence office politics has been elevated to a major myth of UFOlogy.

I can only assume the passengers were tossed about because of the defensive maneuver.

My battle plan worked fairly well, kill off the weaker units with bow fire, then out maneuver the harder stuff.

Information and networking alone are not substitutes for combat maneuver and the massing of armed forces.

The corps must now coordinate the passage of lines by changing the AD weapons status of the ground maneuver units.

Based on the threat and scheme of maneuver, assets may need support to enhance their passive air defense posture.