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1. chicane - noun

· a bridge hand that is void of trumps

Hypernym(s): bridge_hand




2. chicane - noun

· a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file

Hypernym(s): movable_barrier




3. chicane - noun

· the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Synonym(s): trickery, chicanery, guile, wile, shenanigan

Hypernym(s): deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation




4. chicane - verb

· defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Synonym(s): cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, jockey

Hypernym(s): beat, beat_out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish




5. chicane - verb

· raise trivial objections

Synonym(s): cavil, carp

Hypernym(s): object





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