clever manoeuvre

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

• manoeuvre — 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.)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• manoeuvre */ — I UK [məˈnuːvə(r)] / US [məˈnuvər] noun [countable] Word forms manoeuvre : singular manoeuvre plural manoeuvres 1) a) an action or movement that you need care or skill to do Dexter tried every manoeuvre he could to overtake the truck. a… …   English dictionary

• manoeuvre — ▪ I. manoeuvre manoeuvre 2 , maneuver noun [countable, uncountable] a skilful or carefully planned action, often a dishonest one, to achieve a particular result: • Whatever maneuvers the big soda pop companies make affect the smaller companies as …   Financial and business terms

• manoeuvre — [[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 …   English dictionary

• clever — adj. 1 (esp. BrE) having intelligence; having skill or ability VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• manoeuvre — [məˈnuːvə] noun I 1) [C] an action or movement that you need care or skill to do 2) [C] a clever or dishonest action that you do in order to get something that you want 3) manoeuvres [plural] a military training operation II verb [I/T] manoeuvre… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• pull a stroke — vb British to succeed in a clever manoeuvre, effect a trick or deception. Stroke is a common colloquialism for move, ploy or action …   Contemporary slang

• manoeuvring — manoeuvre ma‧noeu‧vre [məˈnuːvə ǁ ər] 1 , maneuver verb [intransitive, transitive] to use clever and often dishonest methods to make something happen or to make someone do what you want: manoeuvre to do something • They had not maneuvered to… …   Financial and business terms

• Georgy Zhukov — Zhukov redirects here. For other uses, see Zhukov (disambiguation). Georgy Zhukov Георгий Жуков Minister of Defence In office 9 February 1955 – 26 October …   Wikipedia

• Cavalry tactics — For much of history humans have used some form of cavalry for war. Cavalry tactics have evolved over time. Tactically, the main advantages of cavalry over infantry troops were greater mobility, bigger impact and a higher… …   Wikipedia