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Meaning of manoeuver

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  manoeuver
      v 1: act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to
           get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the
           directorship" [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}]
      2: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
         [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre},
         {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize},
         {channelise}]
      3: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to
         secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: {manoeuver},
         {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {operate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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