1. A planned and regulated movement or placement of troops, warships, etc.: Maneuvers are a series of tactical exercises usually carried out in an area by large bodies of troops which are simulating the conditions of war.
2. An act or instance of changing the direction of a moving ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc., as required: The pilot was preparing his airplane for take off by making a maneuver in the right airport area.
3. An adroit move, skillful proceeding, etc.; especially, as characterized by craftiness: Henry was able to make creative political maneuvers during the debate on TV.
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1. To bring, to put, to drive, or to make something happen by persuasion: Henry maneuvered his way into the confidence of the company executives by convincing the chief administrator that he could achieve greater profits for the products that the company manufactured.
2. To manage with skill or adroitness: The professor always seemed to be able maneuver the students to focus on the main objectives of his lectures.
8. To steer in various directions as required: The bus driver was able to maneuver safely through the heavy traffic during morning and/or afternoon rush hours.

An emergency procedure or technique that helps someone who is choking because something is caught in the trachea: One form of a Heimlich maneuver employs a firm upward thrust just below the rib cage to force air from the lungs which ejects or dislodges food or any other foreign object from the throat.

When a person is alone and experiences an airway obstruction that is caused by a foreign body, he or she can make a fist with one hand and place it against the area between the navel and the rib cage.

Then hold the fist with the free hand and press in with quick forceful upward thrusts until whatever is causing the choking in the throat is gone.

This technique is named after Dr. Henry Jay Heimlich, a U.S. thoracic surgeon, who developed this procedure.

Jill told her brother that while she was at a restaurant, she started to choke on some food which was stuck in her throat and a man helped her by using a Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the food so she could breathe properly again.