| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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