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goldbrick

/ goldbrick /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
Type of:
fraud fraudulence dupery
noun Sense 2
a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
Type of:
block cube
noun Sense 3
an idle worthless person
Type of:
idler loafer do-nothing
noun Sense 4
a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
Type of:
slacker shirker soldier
verb Sense 5
avoid (one''s assigned duties)
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
Type of:
avoid
Kinds of:
scrimshank malinger skulk slack
Derived:
shirking slacking soldiering goofing off goldbricking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
deprive of by deceit
"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"
Type of:
cheat rip off chisel
Kinds of:
short-change short
Derived:
bunco bunco game bunko bunko game con
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
1
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fraud fraudulence dupery block cube idler loafer do-nothing slacker shirker soldier avoid