swindle
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Synonyms: spindle, dwindle, windle, swingle, swindge, shindle, twindle
Antonyms: spindle, dwindle, windle, swingle, swindge, shindle, twindle
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Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[defraud]].
- {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[obtain]] ([[money]] or [[property]]) by [[fraudulent]] or [[deceitful]] [[method]]s.
- {{lb|en|chess}} 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 [[swindle#Verb|swindling]].
- Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be.
- {{lb|en|chess}} 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
- {{surname|en}}.
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