WANGLE

wangle, wangling

(noun) an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

wangle, finagle, manage

(verb) achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent

(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

wangle (third-person singular simple present wangles, present participle wangling, simple past and past participle wangled)

(transitive) To obtain through manipulative or deceitful methods.

• "if a country such as China decided to wangle various concessions out of the US government"

(transitive) To falsify, as records.

(intransitive) To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.

• "manages to wangle his way into the investigation team"

Noun

wangle (plural wangles)

The act of wangling

Source: Wiktionary



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COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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