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1. (v.t.) chicane
to trick by chicanery.
Etymology: (1665–75; < F chicane (n.), chicaner (v.), perh. < MLG schikken to arrange)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) chicane
a bridge hand that is void of trumps
2. (noun) chicane
a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
3. (verb) trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
4. (verb) cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
5. (verb) cavil, carp, chicane
raise trivial objections
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1. (noun) chicane
the use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry
2. (noun) chicane
to use shifts, cavils, or artifices
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