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designs

1 definition • 6 examples
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plans, often ones that are not honest, to get something or someone for yourself:

Examples:

have designs on humorous I think Alan has designs on your job!
He realizes the young man has designs on his brother's wife.
The play is about a nobleman with designs on the throne.
Was he a threat with evil designs on me?
The company's designs on its rival were announced yesterday.
He defended his country's expansionist designs.

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