chicane

English Thesaurus

1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation,
definition	:	the act of deceiving (noun.act)

hyponym	:	dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on,
definition	:	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

hyponym	:	jugglery,
definition	:	artful trickery designed to achieve an end (noun.act)

2. a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	movable barrier,
definition	:	a barrier that can be moved to allow passage (noun.artifact)

3. a bridge hand that is void of trumps (noun.group)

hypernym	:	bridge hand,
definition	:	the cards held in a game of bridge (noun.group)

4. raise trivial objections (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	object,
definition	:	express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication)

5. defeat someone through trickery or deceit (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish,
definition	:	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)

6. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft,
definition	:	defeat someone through trickery or deceit (verb.competition)

derivation	:	flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick,
definition	:	deceive somebody (verb.social)

derivation	:	crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily,
definition	:	marked by skill in deception (adj.all)

7. raise trivial objections (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cavil, quibble, quiddity,
definition	:	an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication)

derivation	:	carper, niggler,
definition	:	someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way (noun.person)

derivation	:	caviler, caviller, pettifogger, quibbler,
definition	:	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections (noun.person)

8. defeat someone through trickery or deceit (verb.competition)

derivation	:	chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile,
definition	:	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cheat, rig, swindle,
definition	:	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme (noun.act)

derivation	:	beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true (noun.person)

9. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft,
definition	:	defeat someone through trickery or deceit (verb.competition)

derivation	:	flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick,
definition	:	deceive somebody (verb.social)

derivation	:	crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily,
definition	:	marked by skill in deception (adj.all)

10. raise trivial objections (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cavil, quibble, quiddity,
definition	:	an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (noun.communication)

derivation	:	carper, niggler,
definition	:	someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way (noun.person)

derivation	:	caviler, caviller, pettifogger, quibbler,
definition	:	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections (noun.person)

11. defeat someone through trickery or deceit (verb.competition)

derivation	:	chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile,
definition	:	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cheat, rig, swindle,
definition	:	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme (noun.act)

derivation	:	beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true (noun.person)