chicane English

Meaning chicane meaning

What does chicane mean?

chicane

— noun a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file

— noun a bridge hand that is void of trumps

— noun (= trickery) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

— verb (= cavil) raise trivial objections

— verb (= cheat) defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Synonyms chicane synonyms

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chicane English » English

chicanery

trickery

jockey

cavil

wile

stratagem

shenanigan

shaft

screw

pettifoggery

guile

deceive

deceit

chouse

cheat

carp

trick

sophistry

sophism

sham

set up

scheme

quibbling

quibble

plot

play false

machination

machinate

intrigue

imposture

hoax

fraud

double-cross

dissimulation

deceptiveness

deception

connivance

conjure

complot

collogue

cheating

cavilling

captious objection

barratry

astuteness