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WANGLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

Synonyms:

wangle; wangling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("wangle" is a kind of...):

contrivance; dodge; stratagem (an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade)

Derivation:

wangle (achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods)

wangle (tamper, with the purpose of deception)

 II. (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 "wangle" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

wangle (an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery)

wangler (a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods)

wangling (an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tamper, with the purpose of deception

Example:

falsify the data

Synonyms:

cook; fake; falsify; fudge; manipulate; misrepresent; wangle

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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

cheat; chisel (engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wangle"):

juggle (manipulate by or as if by moving around components)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

wangle (an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery)

wangler (a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods)

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