gyps

Noun

• a genus of Accipitridae
• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
• plural of gyp

Verb

• deprive of by deceit

Synonyms

bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, defraud, diddle, flimflam, genus Gyps, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, hustle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, sting, swindle, victimize