| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An action calculated to achieve an end: measure (often used in plural), move, procedure, step, tactic. See ACTION. 2. A calculated change in position: evolution, move, movement, turn. See MOVE. 3. A method of deploying troops and equipment in combat: stratagem, tactic. See MEANS. 4. An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end: artifice, deception, device, dodge, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile. Informal : shenanigan, take-in. See HONEST, MEANS. | | VERB: | 1. To direct the course of carefully: guide, jockey, navigate, pilot, steer. Idioms: back and fill. See CONTROL, MOVE. 2. To take clever or cunning steps to achieve one's goals: jockey. Informal : finagle. Idioms: pull strings (or wires) . See CONTROL, MEANS. 3. To control to one's own advantage by artful or indirect means: exploit, manipulate, play. See CONTROL, STRAIGHT. 4. To go or cause to go from one place to another: move, remove, shift, transfer. See MOVE.
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