English > maneuver: 8 senses > noun 3, act| Meaning | A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill. |
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| Example | "he made a great maneuver" |
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| Synonyms | manoeuvre, play |
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| Part of | athletic game | A game / game involving athletic activity |
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| Narrower | assist | (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play |
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| ball hawking | A skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team |
| baseball play | (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team |
| completion, pass completion | (American football) a successful forward pass in football |
| figure | A predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating |
| footwork | The manner of using the feet |
| icing, icing the puck | (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal |
| jugglery | The performance of a juggler |
| mousetrap, trap play | (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated |
| obstruction | Getting in someone's way |
| safety blitz, linebacker blitzing, blitz | (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line |
| stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand |
| takeaway | The act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass) |
| Broader | motion, movement, move | The act of changing location from one place to another |
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| Spanish | maniobra |
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| Catalan | maniobra |
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English > maneuver: 8 senses > verb 1, motion| Meaning | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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| Synonyms | steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise |
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| Narrower | channel | direct the flow of |
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| conn | Conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane |
| corner, tree | Force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape |
| crab | direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind |
| dock | Maneuver into a dock |
| helm | Be at or take the helm of |
| navigate, pilot | act as the navigator / navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance |
| navigate | direct carefully and safely |
| park | maneuver a vehicle into a parking space |
| pull over | Steer a vehicle to the side of the road |
| sheer | Cause to sheer |
| stand out | Steer away from shore, of ships |
| starboard | Turn to the right, of helms or rudders |
| Broader | control, command | Exercise authoritative control or power over |
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| Spanish | apuntar, canalizar, dirigir, encaminar, guiar, indicar, liderar, maniobrar |
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| Catalan | apuntar, dirigir, encaminar, guiar, liderar, maniobrar |
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| Adjectives | maneuverable | capable of maneuvering or changing position |
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| Nouns | maneuverer | a person skilled in maneuvering / maneuvering |
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