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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

trickery collapse: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them); verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

trickster collapse: a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts

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

juggler collapse: a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity

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

foul play collapse: unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence)

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"

red herring collapse: any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue; a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

idealization collapse: a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"; something that exists only as an idea; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad

connivance collapse: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing; agreement on a secret plot

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"

sorcery collapse: the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

adroit collapse: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"; skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme"

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