maneuver

1. 1.

   direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

   Synonymssteermanoeuvermanoeuvredirectpointheadguidechannelizechannelise

   Broadercontrol

   Narrowerdocksheerpull overhelmcrabnavigatestand outstarboardconnchannel
2. 2.

   act in order to achieve a certain goal

   “He maneuvered to get the chairmanship”

   “She maneuvered herself into the directorship”

   Synonymsmanoeuvermanoeuvre

   Broaderact
3. 3.

   perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

   Synonymsmanoeuvermanoeuvreoperate

   Broadermove

   Narrowerjockey

Other forms of maneuver

plural

maneuvers·

past tense

maneuverred·

present participle

maneuverring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about maneuver

What does maneuver mean?

maneuver means "a military training exercise". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in maneuver?

maneuver has 3 syllables: ma-neu-ver. The stress falls on "neu". In IPA it is /məˈnuvɚ/.

What is another word for maneuver?

Close synonyms include manoeuvre, simulated military operation, tactic, tactics, manoeuvre. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is maneuver a common word?

maneuver is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with maneuver?

1 word rhymes with maneuver. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.