what does wangle mean?
WANGLE as NOUN
- Meaning
- an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
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Hypernyms(s) wangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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WANGLE as VERB
- Meaning
- achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
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Hypernyms(s) wangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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Usage Example(s)
- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
Hypernyms(s) wangle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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