swindle
IPA: swˈɪndʌɫ
noun
- An instance of swindling.
- Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be.
- (chess) An instance wherein a player in a losing position plays a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To defraud.
- (transitive, intransitive) To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.
- (chess) for a player in a losing position to play a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw
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Examples of "swindle" in Sentences
- Who swindled against you
- He was swindled several times.
- More than 500 people have been swindled.
- After swindle, best friend remains a good buddy.
- He fled the country after the swindle was discovered.
- The meaning of Hornswoggle is to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
- It's the biggest financial swindle in the history of the human race.
- However, Tomu claims that his father isn't the type to swindle the innocent.
- At the time this was considered the largest business swindle of the Nazi era.
- At the time, this was considered the largest business swindle of the Nazi era.