Definition of chicane - WordReference.com Dictionary

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chicane
A	noun
	1	trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
			the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚wrongdoing; wrongful conduct; misconduct; actus reus ╚falsification; misrepresentaation ╚deception; deceit; dissembling; dissimulation ╚trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan ╚jugglery ╚fraud; fraudulence; dupery; hoax; humbug; put-on
	2	chicane
			a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚structure; construction ╚obstruction; obstructor; obstructer; impediment; impedimenta ╚barrier ╚movable barrier ╚chicane
	3	chicane
			a bridge hand that is void of trumps
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚collection; aggregation; accumulation; assemblage ╚hand; deal ╚bridge hand ╚chicane
B	verb
	1	cavil, carp, chicane
			raise trivial objections
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚judge ╚disapprove; reject ╚object ╚cavil, carp, chicane
	2	cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey
			defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
		Category Tree: get the better of; overcome; defeat ╚beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish ╚cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey

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