finesse: Word of the day for February 7, 2019
finesse , v :
(transitive, chiefly Canada, US, politics) To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or strategem. (transitive, card games) To play (a card) as a finesse. (transitive, intransitive) To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way. (intransitive, card games) To attempt to win a trick by finessing. (intransitive, croquet, obsolete) To play a ball out of the way of an opponent.
(transitive, chiefly Canada, US, politics) To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or strategem. (transitive, card games) To play (a card) as a finesse. (transitive, intransitive) To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way. (intransitive, card games) To attempt to win a trick by finessing. (intransitive, croquet, obsolete) To play a ball out of the way of an opponent.
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