subterfuge
31subterfuge — [ sʌbtəfju:dʒ] noun a trick or deception used in order to achieve one s goal. Origin C16: from Fr., or from late L. subterfugium, from L. subterfugere escape secretly , from subter beneath + fugere flee …
32subterfuge — n. Evasion, excuse, shift, artifice, trick, quirk, shuffle, pretence, pretext, mask, sophistry …
33subterfuge — n device, contrivance, expedient, Inf. dodge, fetch, blind; manuever, feint, deception, sleight, coup, blow, stroke; artifice, stratagem, trick, deceit, wile, ruse, Trojan horse; fake, sham, hoax, swindle, shuck, fraud; shift, move, evasion,… …
34subterfuge — sub·ter·fuge …
35subterfuge — [ˈsʌbtəˌfjuːdʒ] noun [C/U] formal the use of lies and tricks Syn: deceit …
36subterfuge — sub•ter•fuge [[t]ˈsʌb tərˌfyudʒ[/t]] n. an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, etc • Etymology: 1565–75; < LL subterfugium= L subterfug(ere) to evade (subter below +fugere to flee) …
37subterfuge — /ˈsʌbtəfjudʒ / (say subtuhfyoohj) noun an artifice or expedient employed to escape the force of an argument, to evade unfavourable consequences, to hide something, etc. {Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere flee secretly} …
38subterfuge — n. means of evading; trick …
39subterfuge — nm. => Combine, Ruse …
40subterfuge — /ssbtafyuwj/ That to which one resorts for escape or concealment. Los Angeles Fisheries v. Crook, C.C.A.Cal., 47 F.2d 1031, 1035. See also artifice …