manoeuvre
[ muh-noo-ver ]
/ məˈnu vər /
noun, verb (used with or without object), ma·noeu·vred, ma·noeu·vring.
Chiefly British.
maneuver.
Words nearby manoeuvre
mano,
mano a mano,
mano nera, la,
manoah,
manoao,
manoeuvre,
manolete,
manometer,
manon,
manon lescaut,
manor
Definition for manoeuvre (2 of 2)
maneuver
[ muh-noo-ver ]
/ məˈnu vər /
noun
verb (used with object), ma·neu·vered, ma·neu·ver·ing.
verb (used without object), ma·neu·vered, ma·neu·ver·ing.
to perform a maneuver or maneuvers.
to scheme; intrigue.
Also
especially British,
ma·noeu·vre.
Origin of maneuver
1470–80 for an earlier sense; 1750–60 for current noun sense; < French
manoeuvre, Middle French
manuevre handwork, derivative of Old French
manuvrer < Latin
manū operāre to do handwork, equivalent to
manū (ablative of
manus hand) +
operāre to work (see
operate); replacing earlier
maanorre manual labor < Middle French, as above
OTHER WORDS FROM maneuver
ma·neu·ver·a·ble, adjective ma·neu·ver·a·bil·i·ty, noun ma·neu·ver·er, noun un·ma·neu·vered, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for manoeuvre
British Dictionary definitions for manoeuvre (1 of 2)
manoeuvre
US maneuver
/ (məˈnuːvə) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of manoeuvre
manoeuvrable or US maneuverable, adjective manoeuvrability or US maneuverability, noun manoeuvrer or US maneuverer, noun manoeuvring or US maneuvering, nounWord Origin for manoeuvre
C15: from French, from Medieval Latin
manuopera manual work, from Latin
manū operāre to work with the hand
British Dictionary definitions for manoeuvre (2 of 2)
Derived forms of maneuver
maneuverable, adjective maneuverability, noun maneuverer, noun maneuvering, nounMedical definitions for manoeuvre
maneuver
[ mə-nōō′vər ]
n.
A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
v.
To manipulate into a desired position or toward a predetermined goal.