Manoeuvre
verb
To move or manage carefully, usually to achieve a goal.
He manoeuvred the car through the narrow street.
Often appears as...
- manoeuvre through
- manoeuvre around
noun
A planned and controlled movement or operation by soldiers or armed forces.
The troops carried out a manoeuvre to distract the enemy.
Often appears as...
- military manoeuvre
- tactical manoeuvre
verb
To manage or manipulate towards a desired result.
He manoeuvred his way to the top of the company.
Often appears as...
- manoeuvre into
- manoeuvre out of
noun
An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
His latest business manoeuvre earned him a lot of money.
Often appears as...
- strategic manoeuvre
- clever manoeuvre
verb
To move or manage carefully, usually to achieve a goal.
He manoeuvred the car through the narrow street.
Often appears as...
- manoeuvre through
- manoeuvre around
noun
A planned and controlled movement or operation by soldiers or armed forces.
The troops carried out a manoeuvre to distract the enemy.
Often appears as...
- military manoeuvre
- tactical manoeuvre
verb
To manage or manipulate towards a desired result.
He manoeuvred his way to the top of the company.
Often appears as...
- manoeuvre into
- manoeuvre out of
noun
An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
His latest business manoeuvre earned him a lot of money.
Often appears as...
- strategic manoeuvre
- clever manoeuvre
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Precision
Often refers to literal movement in tight spaces or difficult situations.
She manoeuvred the stroller through the crowded market.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Control
Implies careful, skillful control, sometimes without others noticing.
The pilot manoeuvred the plane smoothly despite turbulence.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Precision
Often refers to literal movement in tight spaces or difficult situations.
She manoeuvred the stroller through the crowded market.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Control
Implies careful, skillful control, sometimes without others noticing.
The pilot manoeuvred the plane smoothly despite turbulence.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Precision
Often refers to literal movement in tight spaces or difficult situations.
She manoeuvred the stroller through the crowded market.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Control
Implies careful, skillful control, sometimes without others noticing.
The pilot manoeuvred the plane smoothly despite turbulence.
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Orcas Kill, But Not Just...
to hunt, replicating their parents maneuvers. They were also breaching up out of the water and tail slapping on the Steller sea lion, and this went on for for a good while. You can see that it was an instructional process. They were using the Steller sea lion as a teaching aid, and that was pretty uncomfortable to watch.
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Who owns the "wilderness"...
over multiple government departments. Straightforward tasks like building roads and hiring personnel required inefficient bureaucratic maneuvering. None of the departments had set rules for conduct in the park, so hunters killed park wildlife, cattle overgrazed fields, and visitors vandalized landmarks.
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The ethical dilemma of...
but that's not the point. They're designed to isolate and stress test our intuitions on ethics, just like science experiments do for the physical world. Spotting these moral hairpin turns now will help us maneuver the unfamiliar road of technology ethics,
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Can you solve the Trojan...
closing this gap. There are several solutions with slight variants, but as long as you perform this maneuver on the short arm of Trojans, you can achieve peace in exactly 6 moves. You make the swaps and all is well until the fifth night.
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SpaceX's plan to fly you...
Currently, we land on a separate pad, or we land out on a boat. Fast, quick connect. You take a cargo ship full of fuel, or a fuel depot, put it on that booster, get that in orbit, do a docking maneuver, refuel the spaceship,
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Why are Ferrets So...
this footage shows how easily the ferrets can transition from above to below ground but these animals are predators so what impact does this maneuver have on the ferret speed the black and white card helps angela
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The supply-chain...
band-aid every single day and put on the road the roads were so bad that Uganda had rain six months out of the year and these old vehicles they couldn't maneuver through this type of topography
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Giant Japanese...
the giant salamanders to maneuver upriver beyond the dams and back to the mountain streams where they can lay their eggs and continue their species zoos worldwide have had some success
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The astounding athletic...
The key to these acrobatic maneuvers is algorithms, designed with the help of mathematical models and control theory. Let's tell the quad to come back here
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Up Close and Personal...
Okay, there's a bit of difficult manoeuvring. Let me see if I can nudge it forward. Oh, dear.
Video examples
Orcas Kill, But Not Just...
to hunt, replicating their parents maneuvers. They were also breaching up out of the water and tail slapping on the Steller sea lion, and this went on for for a good while. You can see that it was an instructional process. They were using the Steller sea lion as a teaching aid, and that was pretty uncomfortable to watch.
Video examples
Who owns the "wilderness"...
over multiple government departments. Straightforward tasks like building roads and hiring personnel required inefficient bureaucratic maneuvering. None of the departments had set rules for conduct in the park, so hunters killed park wildlife, cattle overgrazed fields, and visitors vandalized landmarks.
Video examples
The ethical dilemma of...
but that's not the point. They're designed to isolate and stress test our intuitions on ethics, just like science experiments do for the physical world. Spotting these moral hairpin turns now will help us maneuver the unfamiliar road of technology ethics,
Video examples
Can you solve the Trojan...
closing this gap. There are several solutions with slight variants, but as long as you perform this maneuver on the short arm of Trojans, you can achieve peace in exactly 6 moves. You make the swaps and all is well until the fifth night.
Video examples
SpaceX's plan to fly you...
Currently, we land on a separate pad, or we land out on a boat. Fast, quick connect. You take a cargo ship full of fuel, or a fuel depot, put it on that booster, get that in orbit, do a docking maneuver, refuel the spaceship,
Video examples
Why are Ferrets So...
this footage shows how easily the ferrets can transition from above to below ground but these animals are predators so what impact does this maneuver have on the ferret speed the black and white card helps angela
Video examples
The supply-chain...
band-aid every single day and put on the road the roads were so bad that Uganda had rain six months out of the year and these old vehicles they couldn't maneuver through this type of topography
Video examples
Giant Japanese...
the giant salamanders to maneuver upriver beyond the dams and back to the mountain streams where they can lay their eggs and continue their species zoos worldwide have had some success
Video examples
The astounding athletic...
The key to these acrobatic maneuvers is algorithms, designed with the help of mathematical models and control theory. Let's tell the quad to come back here
Video examples
Up Close and Personal...
Okay, there's a bit of difficult manoeuvring. Let me see if I can nudge it forward. Oh, dear.
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Quote examples
Gerard Butler
Scottish Actor
I did spend a lot of my childhood playing out movie scenarios in my head. I'd walk along the road, pretending like I was in the army, talking on the radio, and doing maneuvers. I dreamt a lot about performing in movies and living in fantasies.
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Alice Walker
American Author
Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom.
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Leon Trotsky
Russian Revolutionary
Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement.
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Goldust
American Wrestler
We got tables they're going through constantly, chair shots, all this, very dangerous maneuvers where you can possibly break your neck or something like that.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.
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Marc Guggenheim
American Writer
Whenever you can manoeuvre your characters into a situation where they both have a good argument to make, you're on the right track.
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Jack Keane
American General
Air power will not defeat ISIS. It has not been able to deny ISIS freedom of maneuver and the ability to attack at will.
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Matisyahu
American Musician
The religious lifestyle keeps you focused. It's helpful when trying to manoeuvre through the music scene.
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Hakeem Olajuwon
Nigerian Athlete
My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.
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Ayelet Shaked
Israeli Politician
My associates and I always allied with Netanyahu in complicated political maneuvers.
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Gerard Butler
Scottish Actor
I did spend a lot of my childhood playing out movie scenarios in my head. I'd walk along the road, pretending like I was in the army, talking on the radio, and doing maneuvers. I dreamt a lot about performing in movies and living in fantasies.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom.
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Leon Trotsky
Russian Revolutionary
Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement.
Quote examples
Goldust
American Wrestler
We got tables they're going through constantly, chair shots, all this, very dangerous maneuvers where you can possibly break your neck or something like that.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.
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Marc Guggenheim
American Writer
Whenever you can manoeuvre your characters into a situation where they both have a good argument to make, you're on the right track.
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Jack Keane
American General
Air power will not defeat ISIS. It has not been able to deny ISIS freedom of maneuver and the ability to attack at will.
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Matisyahu
American Musician
The religious lifestyle keeps you focused. It's helpful when trying to manoeuvre through the music scene.
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Hakeem Olajuwon
Nigerian Athlete
My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.
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Ayelet Shaked
Israeli Politician
My associates and I always allied with Netanyahu in complicated political maneuvers.
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