wangle
wang guhl
- n an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
- v achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
- v tamper, with the purpose of deception
- To wangle the loan, which was necessary to prevent default, city and state officials were forced to take drastic actions that went against many a past promise.
- Audaciously they even had Secretary Morgenthau wangle a bond plug from Joseph Stalin (".
- Even if I did somehow manage to wangle one, tourists in North Korea are strictly policed.