Meaning | An action aimed at evading an opponent. |
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Synonyms | maneuver, manoeuvre |
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Narrower | clinch | (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily |
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flight maneuver, airplane maneuver | A maneuver executed by an aircraft |
straight-arm | (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent |
Broader | evasion | The act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver |
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Spanish | maniobra |
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Catalan | maniobra |
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