Should I perform the Heimlich Maneuver?
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Maneuver
/məˈnuvɚ/
Synonyms for "maneuver" (395 found)
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Closest matches (79)
accomplished factaccomplishmentachievementactact onact uponactaactionad hoc measureadventureamphibious operationsangleanswerartartful dodgeartificebankbe responsible forbear a handbeguile
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blindblowboldbrewcabalcall the signalscaptaincarry oncarry outcarry throughchicanechicanerycolludecombined operationscommandcomplotconcoctconductconniveconspiracyconspirecontrivancecontrivecontrolconvoycook upcounterminecountermovecounterplotcoupcourageouscourse of actioncrabcraftcute trickdauntlessdeal withdealingsdeceitdeeddemarchedesigndevicedipdirectdispense
Verb(4 words)
Strong matches (119)
do somethingdo something aboutdodgedoingdoingsdrivedry runeffortendeavorengineerenterpriseexecute a maneuverexpedientexploitfait accomplifakementfearlessfeatfeatherfeint
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fencefetchfinaglefinessefishtailfluid operationsframeframe upgambitgamegerrymandergestget with itgimmickgogoverngrifthandhandiworkhandlehatchhatch a plothatch upheadhead upheave in togetherimpostureimprovisationintrepidintriguejigjobjockeyjoint operationjuggleryjury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientkeep in formationkeep pointedkeep stationknaverylast expedientlast resortlast shiftlay a plotlay down the lawleadlead onlift a fingerlittle gamelogisticsloopmachinatemachinationmaintain positionmake gomake the rulesmakeshiftmanagemaneuversmanfulmanipulatemanipulation
Noun(26 words)
dodgedribbledribblesdrilleasingengineerevasive actionexercisefeintfinessesfinessingfudsgambitsgame movesgeeingguidejibjibesjigglesjockeying
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Adjective(1 words)
long move
Related words (197)
Verb(19 words)
mastermindmeansmeans to an endmeasuremilitary operationsminor operationsmissionmovemovementnavigateofficeroperateoperationoperationsorderoverseas operationsovert actpassageperform onperformance
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pilotpis allerplanplayplay gamesplotplowployplyporpoisepracticepratprescribeprocedureproceedproceed withproceedingproductionpull outpull stringspull the stringspull uppush downquarterbackracketred herringregulateres gestaeresortresourcerigrollrunruseschemesee toshake upshake-upshenaniganshiftsideslipskidskippersleightsolutionspinspiralstaff worksteam in linesteerstepstopgapstratagemstrategystrike a blowstrokestroke of policystuntsubterfugeswingtactictake a handtake actiontake care oftake commandtake measurestake stepstake the leadtemporary expedientthingthing donetour de forcetransactiontraptricktrickerytrumpturnunafraidundauntedundertakingundulatevaliantvalorouswanglewar gamewar planswieldwilewily deviceworkworking hypothesisworking propositionworksyaw
Noun(59 words)
motorbikingmovemove to changemovesmusclenavigatenavigatingnegotiate meaningoperationopportunistic actionorchestrateoutmanoeuvreoutmanoeuvresoutmanoeuvringoutplaypilotplanplayployspolitic
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politics practicepracticeromanian a conducesavviesscowsserpentineshapeshiftsimulated military operationskirmishingslalomslalomingslalomssteersteeringsteering wheel turningsteersstratagemsstrategic movestrategystrategy moveswervetacktackingtackstactical maneuvertactical manoeuvretacticstaxitaxiingtaxisturn steering wheelwanglesweaselweavewheelingwigglingwriggleszigzagging
Adjective(4 words)
Related word relations
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More general
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
More specific
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
11 entriesclever maneuverdefensive maneuverdiplomatic maneuverdriving maneuveremergency maneuverlegal maneuvermilitary maneuverpolitical maneuversafe maneuverstandard maneuverstrategic maneuver
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 26 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُنَاوَرَة noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Belarusian
3 entries- мане́ўр noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
- манэ́ўр noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
- манёўр noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Bulgarian
2 entries- мане́вра noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
- маньо́вър noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Czech
1 entries- manévr noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Dutch
1 entries- manoeuvre noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Esperanto
1 entries- manovro noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Estonian
1 entries- manööver noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Finnish
2 entries- liike noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
- manööveri noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
French
1 entries- manœuvre noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Galician
1 entries- manobra noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
German
1 entries- Manöver noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Greek
2 entries- ελιγμός noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
- μανούβρα noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Hebrew
1 entries- תִּמְרוּן noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Hungarian
2 entries- hadművelet noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
- manőver noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Italian
1 entries- manovra noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Malay
1 entries- olah gerak noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- manøver noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Persian
1 entries- مانور noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Polish
1 entries- manewr noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Portuguese
1 entries- manobra noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Romanian
1 entries- manevră noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Russian
2 entries- мане́вр noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
- манёвр noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Slovak
1 entries- manéver noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Spanish
1 entries- maniobra noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Swedish
1 entries- manöver noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Ukrainian
1 entries- мане́вр noun (a movement, often one performed with difficulty)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
This maneuver was improvised.
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Birds change the shape of their wings to turn and maneuver.
Source: tatoeba (5325864)
Tom saved Mary's life by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
Source: tatoeba (5782928)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.