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maneuver
What does maneuver mean?
maneuver (noun): a movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use maneuver in a sentence?
- He made a great maneuver. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce maneuver?
/məˈnuvɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does maneuver come from?
From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, maneuver”) and manouvrer (“to maneuver”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labor”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “maneuver” mean?
a movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity
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exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value
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a fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages
Not quite: that's what salary means.
an emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie
Not quite: that's what bond means.
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