| Main Entry: | loophole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | escape |
Synonyms: |
alternative, escape clause, means of escape, outlet, technicality, way out |
| Main Entry: | device |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ploy, scheme, maneuver |
Synonyms: |
artifice, cabal, chicanery, clever move, craft, craftiness, cunningness, design, dodge, evasion, expedient, fake, feint, finesse, gambit, game, gimmick, improvisation, loophole, machination, method, pattern, plan, plot, project, proposition, purpose, racket, ruse, shift, stratagem, strategy, stunt, subterfuge, trap, trick, wile |
| Main Entry: | loop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circle, spiral |
Synonyms: |
bend, circuit, circumference, coil, convolution, curl, curve, eyelet, hoop, kink, knot, loophole, noose, ring, twirl, twist, whorl, wreath |
Antonyms: |
line |
| Main Entry: | escape clause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal provision to get out of a contract |
Synonyms: |
clause, escalator clause, escape hatch, escapeway, fine print, hole to creep out of, loophole, saving clause, technicality, way of escape, way out |
| Main Entry: | way out |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | way of escape |
Synonyms: |
egress, escape, exit, loophole, opening, outlet |