Swindle
['swɪnd(ə)l]
Definition
(noun.) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; 'that book is a fraud'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property.
(n.) The act or process of swindling; a cheat.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Cheat, cozen, deceive, dupe, gull, trick, defraud, overreach, victimize, bamboozle, chouse, diddle, impose upon, practise upon, take in.
n. Cheat, fraud, imposition, deception, chouse, piece of knavery.
Typist: Sharif
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CHEAT]
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Definition
v.t. to cheat under the pretence of fair dealing.—n. the act of swindling or defrauding: anything not really what it appears to be.—adj. Swin′dleable capable of being swindled.—ns. Swin′dler one who defrauds by imposition: a cheat or rogue; Swin′dlery roguery swindling practices.—adj. Swin′dling cheating.
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Examples
- Seven days out from New York he came on deck and said with great decision: This thing's a swindle! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is a malignant swindle. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- What's a swindle? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We reached Tabor safely, and considerably in advance of that old iron-clad swindle of a guard. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was quite enough to have been swindled by the father. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The happy pair of swindlers, with the comfortable tie between them that each had swindled the other, sat moodily observant of the tablecloth. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When I think how I have been swindled by books of Oriental travel, I want a tourist for breakfast. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Murder, manslaughter, arson, forgery, swindling, house-breaking, highway robbery, larceny, conspiracy, fraud? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Compeyson's business was the swindling, handwriting forging, stolen bank-note passing, and such-like. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Let me see the bill--I daresay the woman is swindling you. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The next man who has as large a capacity and as genuine a taste for swindling, will succeed as well. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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