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CHICANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Synonyms:
chicane; chicanery; guile; shenanigan; trickery; wile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("chicane" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; dissembling; dissimulation (the act of deceiving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chicane"):
dupery; fraud; fraudulence; hoax; humbug; put-on (something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage)
jugglery (artful trickery designed to achieve an end)
Derivation:
chicane (defeat someone through trickery or deceit)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chicane" is a kind of...):
movable barrier (a barrier that can be moved to allow passage)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A bridge hand that is void of trumps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("chicane" is a kind of...):
bridge hand (the cards held in a game of bridge)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Raise trivial objections
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "chicane" is one way to...):
object (express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Synonyms:
cheat; chicane; chouse; jockey; screw; shaft
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "chicane" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
chicane; chicanery (the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them))
