to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods

to wangle an invitation.

to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends

to wangle business records.

to use contrivance, scheming, or underhand methods to obtain some goal or result.

to manipulate something for dishonest ends.

an act or instance of wangling.

verb

engineer , finesse , worm , contrive , extricate , fake , falsify , finagle , juggle , maneuver , manipulate , obtain , wiggle , wriggle