meaning of finesse
1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
2. The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i. , 2.
3. To use artifice or stratagem.
4. 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.