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Definition of Finagle
1. Verb. Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods.
Generic synonyms: Accomplish, Achieve, Attain, Reach
Derivative terms: Finagler, Wangle, Wangler, Wangling
Definition of Finagle
1. Verb. (transitive) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect and usually deceitful methods. ¹
2. Verb. (ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Finagle
1. to obtain by trickery [v -GLED, -GLING, -GLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finagle
Literary usage of Finagle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels (2002)
"Obviously, in order to get groups of decent size, teachers will have to do more
than massage—they may have to negotiate, cajole, finagle, ..."
2. Abandoned to the State: Cruelty and Neglect in Russian Orphanages by Kathleen Hunt (1999)
"So they could finagle more money for the place. m Another baby house director
told Human Rights Watch, however, that the subsidy does represent the greater ..."
3. Divine Providence by Emanuel Swedenborg (2003)
"They find a constant pleasure in pondering, thinking, reflecting, and intending
ways to bend, turn, adapt, and finagle the legal system so that their ..."
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