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scurvy trick

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dirty trick collapse: an unkind or aggressive trick

ruse collapse: a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

sleight collapse

sleight of hand collapse

ploy collapse: a maneuver in a game or conversation

gambit collapse: a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position; an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

chicanery collapse

wile collapse

overdress collapse: dress excessively; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"

hocus pocus collapse

pretty up collapse

stratagem collapse

feint collapse: any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack); deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"

prank collapse: dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"; dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"

get away with collapse

turn the trick collapse

gimmick collapse

pull off collapse: cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"; be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"

curve collapse: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter; a line on a graph representing data; the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

subterfuge collapse: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

rag out collapse

artifice collapse

redecorate collapse: redo the decoration of an apartment or house

smarten up collapse

bring off collapse

full time collapse

overtime collapse: work done in addition to regular working hours; playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie; beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"

swing shift collapse

dogwatch collapse: either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm

tour of duty collapse

fig out collapse

dizen collapse

part time collapse

doll up collapse: use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends"

preen collapse: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"; pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement; clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"

fetch collapse: the action of fetching; take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"; be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"

prettify collapse

gussy up collapse

primp collapse

mangy collapse: having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat"

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