wangle

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
• Syn:
wangling
• Derivationally related forms:
wangle (for: wangling)
• Hypernyms:
contrivance, stratagem, dodge

II - verb

1. achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
finagle, manage
• Derivationally related forms:
finagler (for: finagle), wangler, wangling
• Hypernyms:
achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody something
2. tamper, with the purpose of deception
- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
• Syn:
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, misrepresent
• See Also:
cook up (for: cook)
• Derivationally related forms:
misrepresentation (for: misrepresent), wangler, falsification (for: falsify), falsity (for: falsify), falsifier (for: falsify), fake (for: fake), faker (for: fake), fakery (for: fake)
• Hypernyms:
cheat, chisel
• Hyponyms:
juggle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s (for: manipulate)
- Somebody ----s (for: fudge)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wangling, fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, misrepresent, finagle, manage