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chicane

chi·cane

chicane

 
pronunciation:
shih keIn
parts of speech:
noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
part of speech: noun
definition: trickery or deception; chicanery.
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: chicanes, chicaning, chicaned
definition: to practice trickery or deceit.
similar words:
deceive
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition 1: to deceive by chicanery.
similar words:
deceive
definition 2: to quibble over.
derivation: chicaner (n.)