0 past simple and past participle of manoeuvre
1 to turn and direct an object:
Loaded supermarket trolleys are often difficult to manoeuvre.
2 to try to make someone act in a particular way:
He manoeuvred adroitly throughout to secure and improve his position in an era of political instability.
The space ship can be manoeuvred by turning it to the left or right, or by accelerating it using a thruster.
With speed and impressive coordination, the guerrillas manoeuvred through the gaps to attain their objective.
At gallery level, there is space outside the lift to allow the largest objects to be manoeuvred and directed between the galleries.
Individuals manoeuvred among a multiplicity of maxims and decided which, according to the specific circumstances encountered, should take precedence.
In order to clean the channel of trace particles stuck to the walls, magnetically manoeuvred brushes were installed inside the channel.
Neither allowed himself to be manoeuvred by the other side into assuming a follower's position.
The cup is pressed against the fetal head and, depending on the position of the occiput, manoeuvred until its centre is over the flexing point.
