maneuver
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ma·neu·ver /məˈnuːvə $ -ər/ noun, verb MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONthe American spelling of manoeuvre manoeuvre的美式拼法
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manoeuvre Business of American the Corpus spelling
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maneuver
ma‧neu‧ver /məˈnuːvə $ -ər/ 
the American spelling of manoeuvre
ma‧noeu‧vre1 British English, maneuver American English /məˈnuːvə $ -ər/ noun
1. [countable] a skilful or careful movement that you make, for example in order to avoid something or go through a narrow space:
A careful driver will often stop talking before carrying out a complex manoeuvre.
2. [uncountable and countable] a skilful or carefully planned action intended to gain an advantage for yourself:
They tried by diplomatic maneuvers to obtain an agreement.
3. manoeuvres [plural] military activities, such as pretending to fight a battle, which are done as practice or training
SYN exercises:
Large-scale military manoeuvres are being carried out near the border.
on manoeuvres
troops on night manoeuvres
4. room for manoeuvre/freedom of manoeuvre the possibility of changing your plans or decisions in order to achieve what you want:
As I see it, Lisa, you don’t really have a great deal of room for manoeuvre.
manoeuvre2 British English, maneuver American English verb
1. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or turn skilfully or to move or turn something skilfully, especially something large and heavy:
She managed to manoeuvre expertly into the parking space.
manoeuvre yourself into/out of something
Josh manoeuvred himself out of bed and hobbled to the door.
We manoeuvred the TV in front of the sofa.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to use cleverly planned and often dishonest methods to get the result that you want
manoeuvre somebody into/out of something
It was a well-organized plan to maneuver company president John Woolford out of office.
Businesses manoeuvred to have their industry organized to their own advantage.
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the American spelling of manoeuvre
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British English, maneuver American English /məˈnuːvə $ -ər/ noun1. [countable] a skilful or careful movement that you make, for example in order to avoid something or go through a narrow space:
2. [uncountable and countable] a skilful or carefully planned action intended to gain an advantage for yourself:
3. manoeuvres [plural] military activities, such as pretending to fight a battle, which are done as practice or training
SYN exercises:
on manoeuvres
4. room for manoeuvre/freedom of manoeuvre the possibility of changing your plans or decisions in order to achieve what you want:
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British English, maneuver American English verb1. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or turn skilfully or to move or turn something skilfully, especially something large and heavy:
manoeuvre yourself into/out of something
2. [intransitive and transitive] to use cleverly planned and often dishonest methods to get the result that you want
manoeuvre somebody into/out of something
especially