'Maneuvering' definitions:
Definition of 'Maneuvering'
From: GCIDE
- Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Maneuveredor Manoeuvred; p. pr. & vb. n. Maneuvering, or Manoeuvring.] [Cf. F. manoeuvrer. See Maneuver, n.]
- 1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with the intention of getting an advantage in attack or defense. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: To make changes in one's approach to solving a problem, so as to achieve maximum advantage in a changing situation; -- used especially in competitive situations, as in politics, diplomacy, or sports. [PJC]
- 3. To manage with address or art; to scheme. [1913 Webster] Maneuver
Synonyms of 'maneuvering'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- artifice,
- behind-the-scenes influence,
- cabal,
- collusion,
- complicity,
- complot,
- confederacy,
- connivance,
- conspiracy,
- contrivance,
- contriving,
- counterplot,
- covin,
- deep-laid plot,
- devices,
- engineering,
- expedients,
- finagling,
- finesse,
- frame-up,
- game,
- influence,
- intrigue,
- little game,
- machination,
- maneuvers,
- manipulation,
- plot,
- plotting,
- political influence,
- rigging,
- scheme,
- schemery,
- scheming,
- stratagem,
- tactical maneuvers,
- tactics,
- trick,
- underplot,
- web of intrigue,
- wire-pulling