maneuver#3 (v)
manoeuver (v)
manoeuvre#3 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def act in order to achieve a certain goal
examples He maneuvered to get the chairmanship
She maneuvered herself into the directorship
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
Outgoing links
Hypernym act, move
Derivationally related form manoeuvre → manoeuvre
Incoming links
Derivationally related form manoeuvre → manoeuvre
Hyponym act, move

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