NOUN | act | stratagem, ploy, gambit | a maneuver in a game / game / game / game or conversation |
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cognition | stratagem, contrivance, dodge | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived / contrived to deceive or evade |
Sounds | strae'tahjhahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A maneuver in a game / game / game / game or conversation. | |
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Synonyms | ploy, gambit | |
Broader | maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre | A move made to gain a tactical end |
Spanish | estratagema | |
Catalan | estrategema, gambit |
Meaning | An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived / contrived to deceive or evade. | |
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Synonyms | contrivance, dodge | |
Narrower | plant | Something planted secretly for discovery by another |
pump-and-dump scheme | An illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices | |
wangle, wangling | An instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery | |
Broader | scheme, strategy | An elaborate and systematic plan of action |
Spanish | estratagema |
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