wangle

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We have even managed to wangle car parking.

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Quick take

an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

Meaning at a glance

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noun

an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

verb

achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

verb

tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wangle.

noun

an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

verb

achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

verb

tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

See also: fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, misrepresent

Example sentences

We have even managed to wangle car parking.

Ok you can wangle your way out of it. But if you're doing something like `grep "$something" | /usr/bin/time some_job` then generally you're fine.

Naturally he left when he could wangle a better job elsewhere.

Well strictly speaking anyway ... but even if you can wangle your way to these things you're still on the hook for work and if something comes up you have to respond.

So yes, but it's exponentially more complex than Elite, to the point that you should be able to use a high net worth in EVE to wangle a real job in commodities trading.

Maybe you can wangle things for free, good for you, but it usually means that someone, somewhere is paying your way, and you are beholden to that someone in unpredictable ways.

Starting a company is stressful and, believe it or not, even if you can wangle your way into being a founder many times in a row, it isn't the most reliable path to retiring wealthy.