VERB | social | finagle, wangle, manage | achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods |
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Sounds | fihney'gahl; fih'nahgahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody something | |
Synonyms | wangle, manage | |
Broader | achieve, accomplish, attain, reach | To gain with effort |
Spanish | agenciarse, amañar, conseguir con artimañas, enchufar, escamotear, hacer trampa, manipular, procurarse, trufar | |
Catalan | aconseguir, agenciar-se, compondre-se-les, procurar-se | |
Nouns | finagler | a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods |
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