Manoeuver

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manoeuver
       v 1: act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to
            get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the
            directorship" [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}]
       2: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
          [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct}, {point},


           {head}, {guide}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
       3: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to
          secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: {maneuver},
           {manoeuvre}, {operate}]