maneuver

/məˈnuvɚ/noun
Middle School
1

The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units.

2

Any strategic or cunning action; a stratagem.

3

A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity.

4

A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments.

5

A controlled (especially skillful) movement taken while steering a vehicle.

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