[ noun ]
■ the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
→
chicanery
,
guile
,
shenanigan
,
trickery
,
wile
[ noun ]
■ a movable barrier used in motor racing
■ sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
[ noun ]
■ a bridge hand that is void of trumps
[ verb ]
■ raise trivial objections
→
carp
,
cavil
[ verb ]
■ defeat someone through trickery or deceit
→
cheat
,
chouse
,
jockey
,
screw
,
shaft
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