VERB | social | wangle, finagle, manage | achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods |
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social | wangle, fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, misrepresent | tamper, with the purpose of deception | |
NOUN | cognition | wangle, wangling | an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery |
Sounds | wae'nggahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | An instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery. | |
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Synonym | wangling | |
Broader | contrivance, stratagem, dodge | An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived / contrived to deceive or evade |
Spanish | ardid, estratagema, trampa, trapisondeo | |
Catalan | ardit, estratagema, trampa | |
Verbs | wangle | achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods |
wangle | tamper, with the purpose of deception |
Meaning | achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody something | |
Synonyms | finagle, 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 | wangle, wangling | an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery |
wangler | a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods |
Meaning | Tamper, with the purpose of deception. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, misrepresent | |
Narrower | juggle | manipulate by or as if by moving around components |
Broader | cheat, chisel | Engage in deceitful behavior |
Spanish | adulterar, desfigurar, falsear, falsificar, fingir, hacer trampa, manipular, tergiversar | |
Catalan | falsejar, falsificar, tergiversar | |
Nouns | wangle | an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery |
wangler | a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods |
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