See Also: manoeuvre 2, verb(dictionary)
Manoeuvre(medicine)
manoeuvre(2)(dictionary)
manoeuvre(1)(dictionary)
Muller's manoeuvre(medicine)
Pinard's manoeuvre(medicine)
Prague manoeuvre(medicine)
Ritgen's manoeuvre(medicine)
Scanzoni's manoeuvre(medicine)
Valsalva manoeuvre(medicine)

Samnitis (iou) and manoeuvre 2, verb (oh)


Samnitis (iou)



Samnitis noun.rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
[Origin unkn.]
A type of poisonous plant.

manoeuvre 2, verb (oh)



2 v BrE maneuver AmE
[I,T always + adverb/preposition] to move or turn skilfully or to move or turn something skilfully, especially something large and heavy
::She managed to manoeuvre expertly into the parking space.
manoeuvre yourself into/out of sth
::Josh manoeuvred himself out of bed and hobbled to the door.
::We manoeuvred the TV in front of the sofa.
[I and T] to use cleverly planned and often dishonest methods to get the result that you want
manoeuvre sb into/out of sth
::It was a well-organized plan to maneuver company president John Woolford out of office.
::Businesses manoeuvred to have their industry organized to their own advantage.