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wangle
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun wangle has 1 sense
- wangle(n = noun.cognition) wangling - an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery; Array is a kind of contrivance, dodge, stratagem
Derived forms verb wangle1, verb wangle2
Verb wangle has 2 senses
- wangle(v = verb.social) finagle, manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods; Array is one way to accomplish, achieve, attain, reach
- wangle(v = verb.social) cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" is one way to cheat, chisel
Derived forms noun wangle1, noun wangler1, noun wangling1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody something
Derived forms noun wangle1, noun wangler1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
OXFORD DICTIONARY
wangle, v. & n. colloq.
--v.tr.
1 (often refl.) to obtain (a favour etc.) by scheming etc. (wangled himself a free trip).
2 alter or fake (a report etc.) to appear more favourable.
--n. the act or an instance of wangling.
--v.tr.
1 (often refl.) to obtain (a favour etc.) by scheming etc. (wangled himself a free trip).
2 alter or fake (a report etc.) to appear more favourable.
--n. the act or an instance of wangling.
Derivative
wangler n.
Etymology
19th-c. printers' sl.: orig. unkn.
THESAURUS
wangle
angle, argue into, arouse, brew, bring forth, bring out, bring over, bring round, bring to light, bring to reason, cabal, call forth, call out, call up, captivate, charm, collude, complot, con, concoct, connive, conspire, contrive, convince, cook up, countermine, counterplot, deduce, derive, drag out, draw forth, draw out, draw over, educe, elicit, engineer, evoke, finagle, finesse, frame, frame up, gain, gain over, gerrymander, get from, get out of, hatch, hatch a plot, hatch up, hook, hook in, induce, intrigue, jockey, lay a plot, machinate, maneuver, manipulate, obtain, operate, outtalk, persuade, play games, plot, prevail on, prevail upon, prevail with, procure, pull strings, rig, rouse, scheme, secure, sell, sell one on, stimulate, summon forth, summon up, sway, talk into, talk over, wangle into, wangle out of, wear down, win, win over, winkle out, worm out, worm out of
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