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1. (v.t.) finagle
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often fol. by out of):
He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
2. finagle
to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation:
to finagle an invitation.
3. (v.i.) finagle
to practice deception or fraud; scheme.
Etymology: (1925–30, Amer.; alter. of dial. (W, SW England) fainaigue to shirk, renege)
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1. (verb) wangle, finagle, manage
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
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