stratagem

Noun
  1. A maneuver in a game or conversation (synset 100173311)
    is a type of: maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical end
    same as: gambit, ploy
  2. An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade (synset 105914396)
    "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
    is a type of: scheme, strategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    subtypes:
    • plant - something planted secretly for discovery by another
    • pump-and-dump scheme - an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises
    • wangle, wangling - an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
    same as: contrivance, dodge

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