maneuver

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. artifice, stratagem, tactic. See cunning, plan.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A movement, usually military]

Syn. stratagem, movement, procedure; see plan 2 , tactics .

2. [A trick]

Syn. trick, subterfuge, finesse, ruse; see trick 1 .

3. [Extensive practice in arms; plural ]

Syn. sham battle, imitation war, exercises, war games, summer maneuvers; see also drill 3 , exercise 1 , parade 1 .

See Synonym Study at trick . v.

Syn. plot, scheme, machinate, intrigue, move, finesse, manage, contrive, design, devise, trick, cheat, conspire, shift, sham, proceed, angle for*, wangle into*; see also plan 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. move strategy, scheme, artifice, gambit, tactic, ruse, dodge, feint, subterfuge, ploy, play, machination.

2. military maneuver exercise, deployment, war game, tactics, movements, operations, flanking maneuver.

II

v.

1. manipulate scheme, engineer, machinate, plot, intrigue, contrive, *finagle, *pull strings.

2. guide direct, handle, steer, drive, navigate, negotiate, pilot, jockey.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A method of deploying troops and equipment in combat: stratagem, tactic. See MEANS. 2. A calculated change in position: evolution, move, movement, turn. See MOVE. 3. An action calculated to achieve an end: measure (often used in plural), move, procedure, step, tactic. See ACTION. 4. An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end: artifice, deception, device, dodge, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile. Informal: shenanigan, take-in. See HONEST, MEANS. II verb 1. To go or cause to go from one place to another: move, remove, shift, transfer. See MOVE. 2. To direct the course of carefully: guide, jockey, navigate, pilot, steer. Idiom: back and fill. See CONTROL, MOVE. 3. To take clever or cunning steps to achieve one's goals: jockey. Informal: finagle. Idiom: pull strings (or wires). See CONTROL, MEANS. 4. To control to one's own advantage by artful or indirect means: exploit, manipulate, play. See CONTROL, STRAIGHT.