plan of action - a plan for actively doing something

military training - training soldiers in military procedures

military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

athletic game - a game involving athletic activity

takeaway - the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

figure - a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"

completion, pass completion - (American football) a successful forward pass in football

ball hawking - a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team

assist - (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

icing the puck, icing - (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal

jugglery - the performance of a juggler

obstruction - getting in someone's way

footwork - the manner of using the feet

stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

blitz, linebacker blitzing, safety blitz - (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line

trap play, mousetrap - (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated

move - the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"

parking - the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily

gimmick, twist, device - any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"

feint - any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

footwork - skillful maneuvering or dealing; "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies"

stratagem, gambit, ploy - a maneuver in a game or conversation

artifice, ruse - a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

step, measure - any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"

evasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

clinch - (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

airplane maneuver, flight maneuver - a maneuver executed by an aircraft (as for evasive purposes)

straight-arm - (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

dock - haul into a dock; "dock the ships"

sheer - cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

pull over - steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed"

crab - direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

navigate - direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"

stand out - steer away from shore, of ships

starboard - turn to the right, of helms or rudders

conn - conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane

navigate, pilot - act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

canalise, canalize, channel - direct the flow of; "channel infomartion towards a broad audience"

corner - force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

park - maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"

control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

jockey - compete (for an advantage or a position)