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- pronunciation:
- strae
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, esp. as a military maneuver.
The opossum's stratagem of playing dead discourages certain predators.- synonyms:
- maneuver, tactic
- similar words:
- contrivance, deceit, deception, ploy, trap, trick
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| definition 2: |
any trick or ruse used to accomplish something.
- synonyms:
- artifice, deceit, maneuver, ploy, ruse, subterfuge, trick, wile
- similar words:
- chicanery, contrivance, deception, device
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| related words: |
camouflage, diversion, expedient, game, maneuver, move |
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