simple past tense and past participle of manoeuvre

A manoeuvre.

present participle of manoeuvre

plural of Valsalva manoeuvre

plural of Sellick manoeuvre

plural of Heimlich manoeuvre

(emergency medicine) A technique used to reduce the risk of regurgitation by applying pressure to the cricoid cartilage at the neck, thus occluding the esophagus which passes directly behind it.

(medicine) A self-administered procedure comprising an attempted exhalation against a closed airway, usually performed by closing one's mouth and pinching one's nose shut while attempting, with moderate force, to expel air.

Alternative spelling of Heimlich maneuver

(idiomatic, archaic) To rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money from one person to pay another.