manoeuvre :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. an action aimed at evading an opponent

maneuver, tactical manoeuver, tactical maneuver

n. a move made to gain a tactical end

n. a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"

maneuver, simulated military operation

n. a military training exercise

maneuver, tactic

n. a plan for attaining a particular goal

maneuver, operate

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

maneuver, manoeuver

v. act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship"

trick, fast one

n. a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"

fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, put-on

n. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

blind, subterfuge

n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

coup d'etat, coup, putsch

n. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

gambit

n. a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

procedure, process

n. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

attack, approach, plan of attack

n. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"

fashion

n. characteristic or habitual practice

maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation

n. a military training exercise

practice, practise, exercise, drill, practice session

n. systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"

formation, shaping

n. the fabrication of something in a particular shape

constitution, establishment, formation, organization

n. the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"

march, marching music

n. genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches"

procedure, process

n. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

attack, approach, plan of attack

n. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"

fashion

n. characteristic or habitual practice

play, maneuver, manoeuvre

n. a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"

plan, program, programme

n. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

ruse, artifice

n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

intrigue, machination

n. a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

gambit, ploy, stratagem

n. a maneuver in a game or conversation

feint

n. any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

trick, fast one

n. a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"

shenanigan, trickery, chicanery, guile, wile

n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

conspiracy, cabal

n. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

dodge, stratagem, contrivance

n. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

plot, secret plan

n. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"

pattern, design, blueprint

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

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