 goldbrick |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not | |
| Related terms: | block | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (work) an idle worthless person | |
| Synonyms: | ne'er-do-well good-for-nothing good-for-naught goof-off | |
| Related terms: | idler | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (military,work) a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort | |
| Related terms: | soldier slacker | |
| 4. | [ verb ] avoid (one's assigned duties) | |
| Synonyms: | shrink_from shirk fiddle | |
| Examples: | "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" |
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| Related terms: | refrain_from malinger scrimshank slack shirking | |
| 5. | [ verb ] deprive of by deceit | |
| Synonyms: | swindle defraud con gyp bunco diddle mulct nobble scam victimize rook | |
| Examples: | "He swindled me out of my inheritance" "She defrauded the customers who trusted her" "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" |
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| Related terms: | cheat short-change exploitation bunco scam swindler | |
| 6. | [ noun ] anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless | |
| Related terms: | fraud | |
| Similar spelling: |
goldbricking Goldbach gold-bearing Goldberger goldbeater |
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