(1):
(a.) Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
(2):
(a.) The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.
(3):
(v. i.) To use artifice or stratagem.
(4):
(v. i.) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play.