English dictionary
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English noun: stratagem | |||
| 1. | stratagem (act) a maneuver in a game or conversation | ||
| Synonyms | gambit, ploy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre | ||
| 2. | stratagem (cognition) an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | ||
| Samples | His testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track. | ||
| Synonyms | contrivance, dodge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scheme, strategy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | plant, pump-and-dump scheme, wangle, wangling | ||
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