Definitions For Maneuver

noun

  • An action aimed at evading an opponent
  • A move made to gain a tactical end
  • A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
  • A military training exercise
  • A plan for attaining a particular goal
  • A clever or skillful action or movement
  • A planned movement of soldiers or ships
  • Military activities that are done for training

verb

  • Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
  • Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  • Act in order to achieve a certain goal
  • To move (something or someone) in a careful and usually skillful way
  • To do something in an effort to get an advantage, get out of a difficult situation, etc.
  • To move (soldiers, ships, etc.) where they are needed for battle

Is Maneuver a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
17

The word Maneuver is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Maneuver in a Sentence

  • With a quick maneuver, she avoided an accident.
  • Through a series of legal maneuvers, the defense lawyer kept her client out of jail.
  • He led his troops in a well-planned maneuver.
  • She maneuvered her car into the tiny garage.
  • It took seven people to maneuver the tiger out of its cage.
  • We had a hard time maneuvering our furniture through the doorway.

Synonyms for Maneuver

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