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    PULL WIRES

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Influence or control shrewdly or deviouslyplay

    Example:

    He manipulated public opinion in his favor

    Synonyms:

    manipulate; pull strings; pull wires

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "pull wires" is one way to...):

    act upon; influence; work (have and exert influence or effect)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody

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