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FINAGLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

Synonyms:

finagle; manage; wangle

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "finagle" is one way to...):

accomplish; achieve; attain; reach (to gain with effort)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody something

Derivation:

finagler (a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods)

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