chicane

Plural: chicanes

Noun

• a bridge hand that is void of trumps
• a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
• A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
• The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.
• The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself.
• A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve.
• A raised area or other obstacle around which vehicles must drive, especially designed to reduce speed.

Verb

Verb Forms: chicaned, chicaning, chicanes

• To use trickery or deception to gain an advantage.
• defeat someone through trickery or deceit
• raise trivial objections
• To use chicanery, tricks, or subterfuge.
• To deceive.

Examples

• He tried to CHICANE his way into a bonus square, but his opponent saw through the ploy.

Synonyms

carp, cavil, cheat, chicanery, chouse, guile, jockey, screw, shaft, shenanigan, trickery, wile

Related Words

chicanery

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