stratagem
1. a maneuver in a game or conversation (Freq. 1) • Syn: ploy, gambit • Hypernyms: maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre 2. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade - his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track • Syn: contrivance, dodge • Derivationally related forms: dodgy (for: dodge) • Hypernyms: scheme, strategy • Hyponyms: plant, pump-and-dump scheme, wangle, wangling
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