contrive

v 1: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to

murder their boss"; design a new sales strategy"; "plan

an attack" [syn: {plan}, {project}, {design}]

2: come up with [syn: {invent}, {devise}, {excogitate}, {formulate},

{forge}]

3: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the

corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a

spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {project}, {cast}, {throw}]