stratagem

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noun

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

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  contrivance, dodge, ploy, gambit