swindle
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- To defraud.
- To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.
- For a player in a losing position to play a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.
Noun
- An instance of swindling.
- Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be.
- An instance wherein a player in a losing position plays a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.
Proper noun
- A surname.
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