| gimmick | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. catch, gimmick | a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident.; "it sounds good but what's the catch?" |
| ~ drawback | the quality of being a hindrance.; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget | something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known.; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use" |
| ~ stuff | miscellaneous unspecified objects.; "the trunk was full of stuff" |
| n. (act) | 3. device, gimmick, twist | any clever maneuver.; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" |
| ~ tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre | a move made to gain a tactical end. |
| ~ mnemonic | a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall. |
| ~ fast one, trick | a cunning or deceitful action or device.; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" |
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