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- pronunciation:
- swIn
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
swindles, swindling, swindled |
| definition 1: |
to cheat, esp. by deceit; dupe.
The nephew swindled the old man of all his property.- synonyms:
- burn, cheat, clip, con, cozen, defraud, dupe, fleece, gull, rook
- similar words:
- bamboozle, bilk, deceive, diddle, euchre out, gyp, humbug, rogue, thimblerig
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| definition 2: |
to obtain by using deceit or fraud.
The forger swindled the money from the government.- synonyms:
- embezzle
- similar words:
- cheat, filch
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| related words: |
bluff, double-cross, embezzle, fool, hoax, misappropriate, skin, trick |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to practice deceit or fraud, esp. in order to obtain money or property.
- synonyms:
- cheat, cozen
- similar words:
- deceive, overreach
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| related words: |
humbug, rogue |
adverb + (v.)swindle
allegedly, supposedly
(v.)swindle
+ noun
american, apartment, artist, bastard, buyer, charge, dollar, founder, investor, land, money, neighbor, public, worker
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a fraudulent act or scheme, esp. for obtaining money or property.
- synonyms:
- con, confidence game, fraud
- similar words:
- cheat
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| related words: |
curve, deceit, deception, hoax, humbug, phony, trick |
adjective + (n.)swindle
azerbaijani, big, common, false, happy, incredible, massive, popular, simple, staggering
verb + (n.)swindle
accuse, cost, design, fill, perpetrate
noun + (n.)swindle
agent,
angler,
attempt,
candidate,
client,
consumer,
coordinator,
crime,
deception,
director,
executive,
fraud,
guest,
gypsy,
history,
investment,
jew,
oil,
others,
pow,
prisoner,
rip-off,
scheme,
stock,
sweetheart,
torture,
victim
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| derivations: |
swindlingly (adv.), swindler (n.) |
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