· 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, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change, con
Hypernym(s): cheat, rip_off, chisel
· manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
Hypernym(s): manipulate