maneuver — [n1] move, tactic action, angle, artifice, contrivance, curveball, demarche, device, dodge, fancy footwork*, feint, finesse, gambit, game, gimmick, intrigue, jig*, machination, manipulation, measure, movement, plan, play, plot, ploy, procedure,… … New thesaurus
Maneuver warfare — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial … Wikipedia
maneuver — Synonyms and related words: accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, act on, act upon, acta, action, ad hoc measure, adventure, amphibious operations, angle, answer, art, artful dodge, artifice, bank, be responsible for, bear a hand,… … Moby Thesaurus
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,… … English dictionary for students
pull over — verb steer a vehicle to the side of the road The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed • Hypernyms: ↑steer, ↑maneuver, ↑manoeuver, ↑manoeuvre, ↑direct, ↑point, ↑head, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Maneuver, Heimlich — An emergency treatment for obstruction of the airway in adults. It may be needed when someone chokes on a piece of food that has gone down the wrong way. To perform the Heimlich maneuver, stand behind the victim, wrap your arms around their waist … Medical dictionary
pull a fast one — tv. to outwit or outsmart someone by a clever and timely maneuver. □ Don’t try to pull a fast one on me. □ So you think you can pull a fast one? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
maneuver — 1. verb 1) I maneuvered the car into the space Syn: steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, direct, manipulate, move, work, jockey 2) he maneuvered things to suit himself Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
pull-up — /pool up /, n. 1. an exercise consisting of chinning oneself, as on a horizontal bar attached at each end to a doorpost. 2. a flight maneuver in which an aircraft climbs sharply from level flight. Also, pullup. [1850 55; n. use of v. phrase pull… … Universalium
pull strings — Synonyms and related words: act on, angle, approach, bear upon, contrive, draw, draw on, engineer, exert influence, finagle, gerrymander, get cozy with, intrigue, jockey, lead on, lobby, lobby through, machinate, magnetize, make advances, make… … Moby Thesaurus
maneuver — n 1. move, gambit, stroke, coup, step, measure, proceeding; tactic, intrigue, machination, contrivance, manipulation; stratagem, ruse, artifice, device, wile, subterfuge, shift, red herring; ploy, dodge, sleight, feint, game; procedure, scheme,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder