swindle
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(noun) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme: "that book is a fraud" |
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Synonyms: cheat |
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Related Words: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, cozenage, flimflam, fraud, gyp, holdout, hustle, scam, shell game, sting, swiz, thimblerig |
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(verb) deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance" |
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Synonyms: bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gyp, mulct, nobble, rook |
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Related Words: beat, cheat, rip off, sell short, short, short-change |
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