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Verb: manoeuver
Usage: non-standard
  1. Act in order to achieve a certain goal
    - maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
    - steer, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise [Brit]
     
  3. Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defence
    - maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], operate

Derived forms: manoeuvered, manoeuvers, manoeuvering

Type of: act, command, control, go, move

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