wangle

To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.

“My dear old lad,” he said, briskly, “this must be remedied! Oh, positively! This must be remedied at once! I suppose my things wouldn’t fit you? No. Well, I tell you what. We’ll wangle something from my father-in-law.

After graduation, she was hired by United Press International, which on one memorable occasion sent her to cover a show by Elvis Presley in Detroit. She wangled an invitation to the singer’s hotel room, where one thing led to another.

To falsify, as records.

To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.

He tried to wangle an extra ticket to the concert, but it was sold out.

She managed to wangle an invitation to the exclusive event.

The act of wangling