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chicane

/ chicane /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
Type of:
movable barrier
noun Sense 2
a bridge hand that is void of trumps
Type of:
bridge hand
noun Sense 3
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Type of:
deception deceit dissembling
Kinds of:
fraud fraudulence dupery hoax humbug
Derived:
cheat chouse shaft screw jockey
verb Sense 4
raise trivial objections
Type of:
object
Derived:
carper niggler quibbler caviller caviler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
Type of:
beat beat out crush
Derived:
trickery chicanery guile wile shenanigan
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
88%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

movable barrier bridge hand deception deceit dissembling fraud fraudulence dupery hoax humbug object beat