· a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Synonym(s): bunco_game, bunko, bunko_game, con, confidence_trick, confidence_game, con_game, hustle, sting, flimflam
Hypernym(s): swindle, cheat, rig
· deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";
Synonym(s): victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change, con
Hypernym(s): cheat, rip_off, chisel