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STRATAGEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A maneuver in a game or conversation
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stratagem" is a kind of...):
maneuver; manoeuvre; tactical maneuver; tactical manoeuvre (a move made to gain a tactical end)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
Example:
his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
Synonyms:
contrivance; dodge; stratagem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stratagem" is a kind of...):
scheme; strategy (an elaborate and systematic plan of action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stratagem"):
plant (something planted secretly for discovery by another)
pump-and-dump scheme (an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises)
wangle; wangling (an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery)
