sleight
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8.8
- noun
- /slaɪt/
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- To mix a metaphor, to some, this attempt might look like a sleight of hand.
- sleight of hand
So, you know, it's it's a little bit of a sleight of hand.
- So, you know, it's it's a little bit of a sleight of hand.
- Peter Wright says that Wolf is in effect doing sort of sleight of hand with with with language.
- It's the ultimate sleight of hand, the switching of the masks, the shape shifting move that they're so good at.
- Now, I had a sleight of hand way to do a force of all these pictures we had.
Examples
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With this playful sleight of hand, Fielding kills two birds with one stone.
Academic text (2004) -
Now, in fact, the person in the clip was a conjurer using sleight of hand.
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- It's just a sleight of hand.
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And that, my dear boy, is sleight of hand.
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But there is an important sleight of hand here that we should keep our eyes on.
Academic text (2002) -
But if you get the feeling that there is some sleight of hand going on here, you are probably correct.
Academic text (2001) -
The young man works quickly, with the skilled sleight of hand that comes with long practice.
Fiction book (2001) -
The money disappeared as if by sleight of hand into his trouser pocket.
Fiction book (1996) -
Romney and his advisers displayed a sleight of hand beyond anything I thought them capable of.
Blog text (9) -
The magician amazed the audience with his incredible sleight of hand during the performance.
Synonyms
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5.3
Skill and ease when using the hands or body
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7.5
Quick, skilled hand movements used to perform magic tricks or fool people
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9.9
A performance using quick, skilled hand movements to do magic tricks
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9.9
A skill of quick hand tricks to fool people, like a magician
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4.9
Skill in using the hands to do small, careful movements
Tricky or dishonest actions used to confuse people and gain advantage
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How Skillful
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Etymology
The word sleight comes from an old Norse word meaning 'clever' or 'cunning' and is related to sly. So imagine a magician's sly hands moving fast to hide a coin. That's why sleight means skill or a clever way of using the hands to trick people.