maneuver
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a military training exercise
Types & categories
- military operation hypernym
Parts & wholes
- military training part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- maneuver derivation
- steerage derivation
- channelization derivation
- steering derivation
- headway derivation
- head derivation
- forefront derivation
- bearing derivation
- guide derivation
- steerer derivation
- maneuverer derivation
- guide derivation
- maneuverable derivation
Sense 3 noun
a plan for attaining a particular goal
Types & categories
- plan of action hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
act in order to achieve a certain goal
He maneuvered to get the chairmanship
Types & categories
- act hypernym
Related & opposite
- manoeuvre derivation
Sense 5 noun
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
he made a great maneuver
Types & categories
- movement hypernym
- takeaway hyponym
- figure hyponym
- completion hyponym
- ball hawking hyponym
- assist hyponym
- icing the puck hyponym
- jugglery hyponym
- obstruction hyponym
- baseball play hyponym
- footwork hyponym
- stroke hyponym
- blitz hyponym
- trap play hyponym
Parts & wholes
- athletic game part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- military operation derivation
- maneuver derivation
Sense 7 noun
a move made to gain a tactical end
Types & categories
Sense 8 noun
an action aimed at evading an opponent
Types & categories
- evasion hypernym
- clinch hyponym
- flight maneuver hyponym
- straight-arm hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | maneuver |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | military training |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | military operation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | maneuver |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | steerage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | channelization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | steering |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | headway |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | head |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | forefront |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bearing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | guide |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | steerer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | maneuverer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | guide |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | maneuverable |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dock |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sheer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pull over |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | helm |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | crab |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | navigate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stand out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | starboard |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conn |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pilot |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | channel |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tree |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | park |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tactician |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | manoeuvre |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tactical |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | plan of action |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | manoeuvre |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | play |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | play |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | maneuver |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | athletic game |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | movement |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | takeaway |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | figure |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | completion |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ball hawking |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | assist |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | icing the puck |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | jugglery |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | obstruction |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | baseball play |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | footwork |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | stroke |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | blitz |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | trap play |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | military operation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | maneuver |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | jockey |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | parking |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | device |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | feint |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | footwork |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | stratagem |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | ruse |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | measure |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | evasion |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | clinch |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | flight maneuver |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | straight-arm |