уловка — meaning in English

English meaning

• catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
• chicanery noun Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
• fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
• red herring noun Something introduced into an argument, investigation or story that draws attention away from the real issue, whether by accident or on purpose.
• snare noun A trap, often a wire loop, used to catch animals.
• stratagem noun A clever plan or trick, especially one meant to outwit an opponent.
• wile noun A crafty trick used to deceive or persuade someone.

Senses

уловка is used for these senses in English:

• catch (countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
• chicanery (uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
• fraud A person who performs any such trick.
• red herring (figuratively) A clue, information, argument, etc. that is or is intended to be misleading, diverting attention from the real answer or issue.
• snare A mental or psychological trap.
• stratagem Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.
• wile (usually, in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice

catch — full definition

1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
2. verb To become infected with an illness.
3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

chicanery — full definition

1. noun Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
2. noun An individual act of trickery or deception.
3. noun The quality of being inclined to trickery or deceitfulness.

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