maneuver
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Is maneuver a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units.Examples: "The army was on maneuvers."; "Joint NATO maneuvers are as much an exercise in diplomacy as in tactics and logistics."US
2. (medicine) A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments.Examples: "The otorhinolaryngologist performed an Epley maneuver and the patient was relieved of his vertigo."US
verb (English)
1. (ambitransitive) To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.Synonyms: ease, wrestleUSambitransitive
2. (figurative, transitive) To guide, steer, manage purposefullyUSfigurativelytransitive
3. (figurative, intransitive) To intrigue, manipulate, plot, schemeExamples: "The patriarch maneuvered till his offspring occupied countless key posts"USfigurativelyintransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary