 chicane |
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| 1. | [ verb ] raise trivial objections | |
| Synonyms: | carp cavil | |
| Related terms: | object carper quibble | |
| 2. | [ verb ] defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit | |
| Synonyms: | cheat jockey screw shaft chouse | |
| Related terms: | beat trickery deceiver | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | |
| Synonyms: | wile shenanigan chicanery guile trickery | |
| Related terms: | deception fraud jugglery cheat | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (bridge,cards) a bridge hand that is void of trumps | |
| Related terms: | bridge_hand | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file | |
| Related terms: | movable_barrier | |
| Similar spelling: |
Chicoine Chacon chacma chicken Chechen Chesney Chechnya check-in check_in chechenia Chaisson |
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