All maneuver synonyms
maΒ·neuΒ·ver
M m verb maneuver
- plan β a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- navigate β to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft: to navigate a river.
- jockey β a person who rides horses professionally in races.
- manipulate β to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- operate β to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- deploy β To deploy troops or military resources means to organize or position them so that they are ready to be used.
- wield β to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
- negotiate β to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
- steer β to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
- scam β a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- fence β a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- manage β to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- contrive β If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
- conspire β If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
- beguile β If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- rig β Chiefly Nautical. to put in proper order for working or use. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.
- plot β a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- angle β An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- proceed β to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
- doctor β a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- machinate β Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
- wangle β to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation.
- upstage β on or toward the back of the stage.
- devise β If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- finagle β to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
- sham β something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- cook β When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.
- finesse β extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
- shift β to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- intrigue β to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- dispense β to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- drive β to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- ply β British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
- swing β to play (music) in the style of swing.
- guide β to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
- pilot β a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
noun maneuver
- tactics β tactics (def 1).
- ploy β a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- device β A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
- tactic β tactics (def 1).
- gambit β Chess. an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
- ruse β a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube.