finagle

[ fi-ney-guhl ]

/ fɪˈneɪ gəl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR finagle ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), fi·na·gled, fi·na·gling.

to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.

to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee.

verb (used without object), fi·na·gled, fi·na·gling.

to practice deception or fraud; scheme.

Sometimes fe·na·gle .

Origin of finagle

An Americanism first recorded in 1925–30; finaig- (variant of fainaigue) + -le

OTHER WORDS FROM finagle

fi·na·gler, noun

Words nearby finagle

fimbrillate, fimbriocele, fimicolous, fin, finable, finagle, final, final cause, final cut, finale, Final Four

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Example sentences from the Web for finagle

And many would-be conquerors have managed to finagle bits and pieces.
So You Want to Rule a Kingdom? A Wacky History of One-Man Nations|Nina Strochlic|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe he can finagle a vote before the rage caucus gets fully into gear.
The Senate Immigration...Breakthrough|Michael Tomasky|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for finagle

finagle

/ (fɪˈneɪɡəl) /

verb informal

(tr) to get or achieve by trickery, craftiness, or persuasion; wangle

to use trickery or craftiness on (a person)

Derived forms of finagle

finagler, noun

Word Origin for finagle

C20: probably changed from dialect fainaigue

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	finagle
释义	finagle [ fi-ney-guhl ] / fɪˈneɪ gəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR finagle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), fi·na·gled, fi·na·gling. to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune. to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee. verb (used without object), fi·na·gled, fi·na·gling. to practice deception or fraud; scheme. Sometimes fe·na·gle . Origin of finagle An Americanism first recorded in 1925–30; finaig- (variant of fainaigue) + -le OTHER WORDS FROM finagle fi·na·gler, noun Words nearby finagle fimbrillate, fimbriocele, fimicolous, fin, finable, finagle, final, final cause, final cut, finale, Final Four Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for finagle And many would-be conquerors have managed to finagle bits and pieces. So You Want to Rule a Kingdom? A Wacky History of One-Man Nations\|Nina Strochlic\|July 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Maybe he can finagle a vote before the rage caucus gets fully into gear. The Senate Immigration...Breakthrough\|Michael Tomasky\|June 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for finagle finagle / (fɪˈneɪɡəl) / verb informal (tr) to get or achieve by trickery, craftiness, or persuasion; wangle to use trickery or craftiness on (a person) Derived forms of finagle finagler, noun Word Origin for finagle C20: probably changed from dialect fainaigue Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to finagle plot, cheat, contrive, trick, deceive, scheme, manipulate, swindle, wheel and deal
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finagle

verb (used with object), fi·na·gled, fi·na·gling.

verb (used without object), fi·na·gled, fi·na·gling.

Origin of finagle

OTHER WORDS FROM finagle

Words nearby finagle

Example sentences from the Web for finagle

British Dictionary definitions for finagle

verb informal

Derived forms of finagle

Word Origin for finagle

Words related to finagle