WordReference.com English Dictionary


chicane:


in Spanish | in French | in Italian
in context | images


Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

chicane
Anoun
trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
 the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Category Tree:
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:
chicane
 a bridge hand that is void of trumps
Category Tree:
Bverb
cavil, carp, chicane
 raise trivial objections
Category Tree:
cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey
 defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
Category Tree:

Look up "chicane" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "chicane" at dictionary.com

Forum discussions with the word(s) 'chicane' in the title:
No titles with the word(s) 'chicane'.For any questions about this word or definition:

See Also:
 
Links:

Copyright © 2008 WordReference.com