manoeuvre

1. 1.

   act in order to achieve a certain goal

   “He maneuvered to get the chairmanship”

   “She maneuvered herself into the directorship”

   Synonymsmaneuvermanoeuver

   Broaderact
2. 2.

   direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

   Synonymssteermaneuvermanoeuverdirectpointheadguidechannelizechannelise

   Broadercontrol

   Narrowerdocksheerpull overhelmcrabnavigatestand outstarboardconnchannel
3. 3.

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

   Synonymsmanoeuvermaneuveroperate

   Broadermove

   Narrowerjockey

Other forms of manoeuvre

plural

manoeuvres·

past tense

manoeuvred·

present participle

manoeuvring·

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 manoeuvre

What does manoeuvre mean?

manoeuvre means "a plan for attaining a particular goal". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in manoeuvre?

manoeuvre has 4 syllables and divides as ma-no-e-uvre under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for manoeuvre?

Close synonyms include tactic, tactics, maneuver, maneuver, simulated military operation. 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 manoeuvre a common word?

manoeuvre 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.