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finagle definition

fi·na·gle (fə nā′gəl)

transitive verb finagled -·gled, finagling -·gling

Informal to get, arrange, or maneuver by cleverness, persuasion, etc., or esp. by craftiness, trickery, etc.

Etymology: < ?

intransitive verb

to use craftiness, trickery, etc.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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