Chisel (Verb)
Meaning
Deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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- Goldbrick
- Hornswoggle
- Bilk
- Beat
- Plume
- Pluck
- Victimize
- Mulct
- Con
- Overcharge
- Diddle
- Gyp
- Gip
- Short-change
- Welsh
- Welch
- Gazump
- Hook
- Cozen
- Bunco
- Rob
- Swindle
- Nobble
- Defraud
- Bunk
- Fleece
- Scam
- Soak
- Juggle
- Whipsaw
- Beguile
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Meaning
Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning
Carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.