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All manoeuvre synonyms

ma·noeu·vre
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verb manoeuvre

  • guide — 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 — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
  • ply — British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
  • swing — to play (music) in the style of swing.

noun manoeuvre

  • movement — the act, process, or result of moving.
  • operation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
  • battle — A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war.
  • deployment — The deployment of troops, resources, or equipment is the organization and positioning of them so that they are ready for quick action.
  • drill — a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.
  • measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
  • parade — a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
  • procedure — subroutine
  • evolution — The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
  • proceedingproceeds. something that results or accrues. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us. the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
  • stratagem — a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
  • tactics — tactics (def 1).
  • ploy — a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
  • device — A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
  • tactic — tactics (def 1).
  • gambit — Chess. an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
  • ruse — a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube.
  • artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
  • feint — a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
  • action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
  • gimmick — an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, especially one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
  • manipulation — the act of manipulating.
  • step — Standard for the exchange of product model data
  • stunt — to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
  • contrivance — If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
  • demarche — move, step, or manoeuvre, esp in diplomatic affairs
  • dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
  • game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
  • jig — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
  • machination — an act or instance of machinating.
  • shenanigans — Usually, shenanigans. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans. deceit; trickery.
  • shuffle — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
  • subterfuge — an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
  • curveball — a ball pitched in a curving path so as to make it more difficult to hit
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