All chouse synonyms
chouse
C c verb chouse
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- fleece β the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- victimize β to make a victim of.
- rob β to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
- dupe β duplicate.
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- circumvent β If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- swindle β to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- pilfer β steal in small amounts
- hoax β something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- clip β A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
- stick β a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- do β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- burn β If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- milk β cow's milk for food
- foil β to cover or back with foil.
- outwit β to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent.
- shaft β a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- beguile β If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- cozen β to cheat or trick (someone)
- shuck β a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- bamboozle β To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- delude β If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- bilk β To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
- overreach β to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- gyp β a male college servant, as at Cambridge and Durham.
- defraud β If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies.
- victimise β to make a victim of.
- do out of β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- flimflam β a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- rip off β a rent made by ripping; tear.
- take in β the act of taking.
- take for a ride β to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.