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gimmick

noun

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Senses

Sense 1 noun

a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

it sounds good but what's the catch?

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Sense 2 noun

something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket

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Sense 3 noun

any clever maneuver

he would stoop to any device to win a point

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite catchy
1 hypernym Types & categories drawback
2 hypernym Types & categories stuff
3 hypernym Types & categories tactical maneuver
3 hyponym Types & categories mnemonic
3 hyponym Types & categories trick