Play and Sleight

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Play noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Usage example: the guy at the bar made an unusually creative play to get her phone number

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Sleight and play are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sleight" instead a noun "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Sleight noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Usage example: must have employed some sophisticated sleight to con that wary couple out of their money

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Play and sleight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead a noun "Sleight".

Nearby Word: sleigh

See also the Card Sharp, who uses cheating and sleight of hand to win, and Hustling the Mark, feigning poor playing skills to draw others to play against him.

Source: Professional Gambler

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