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  • 1manoeuvre — I n. BE; AE spelling: maneuver 1) to carry out, conduct. execute a manoeuvre 2) (mil.) to conduct, hold manoeuvres 3) a clever; military; political; tactical manoeuvre II v. 1) (d; intr.) to manoeuvre for (to manoeuvre for position) 2) (d; tr.)… …

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  • 2manoeuvre — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE maneuver) noun 1 movement performed with care and skill ADJECTIVE ▪ complex, complicated ▪ difficult ▪ dangerous ▪ clever …

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  • 3manoeuvre — ma|noeu|vre1 BrE maneuver AmE [məˈnu:və US ər] n 1.) a skilful or careful movement that you make, for example in order to avoid something or go through a narrow space ▪ A careful driver will often stop talking before carrying out a complex… …

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  • 4manoeuvre — also maneuver 1 BrE, maneuver AmE noun 1 (C) a skilful or careful movement that you make, for example in order to avoid something or go through a narrow space: basic skiing manoeuvres 2 (C, U) a skilful or carefully planned action intended to… …

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  • 5manoeuvre — [[t]mənu͟ːvə(r)[/t]] manoeuvres, manoeuvring, manoeuvred (in AM, use maneuver) 1) VERB If you manoeuvre something into or out of an awkward position, you skilfully move it there. [V n adv/prep] We attempted to manoeuvre the canoe closer to him …

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  • 6manoeuvre — /məˈnuvə / (say muh noohvuh) noun 1. a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, war vessels, etc. 2. (plural) a series of tactical exercises, usually carried out in the field by large bodies of troops in imitation of war. 3. an… …

  • 7manoeuvre — n. & v. (US maneuver) n. 1 a planned and controlled movement or series of moves. 2 (in pl.) a large scale exercise of troops, warships, etc. 3 a an often deceptive planned or controlled action designed to gain an objective. b a skilful plan. v. 1 …

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  • 8manoeuvre — [mə nu:və] (US maneuver) noun 1》 a physical movement or series of moves requiring skill and care. 2》 a carefully planned scheme or action. 3》 (manoeuvres) a large scale military exercise. verb (manoeuvres, manoeuvring, manoeuvred) 1》 perform or… …

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  • 9out of context —    said inadvisedly    A use by politicians when they have forgotten what exactly they may have said, wish they had never said it, or were unaware that anyone was recording it. As journalists are known to be selective in their quotations, this… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 10Inside Out (disambiguation) — Inside Out may refer to: * Inside out , an idiom referring to a state where the inside and outside parts of an object have been switched with each other as in My hat is inside out. *Inside Out, a juggling manoeuvre, a variant on the Mills Mess… …

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