to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often fol. by out of )

He finagled the backers out of a fortune.

to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation

to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee.

to practice deception or fraud; scheme.

verb

cheat , contrive , deceive , manipulate , plot , scheme , swindle , trick , wheel and deal , engineer , finesse , worm , jockey , connive , rook