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1 swindle
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2 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) vystrčit2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) nutit3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) obrat, oškubat4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) kšeftovat, živit se nepoctivě5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) šlapat chodník2. noun(quick and busy activity.) horečná činnost- hustler* * *• postrčit• ruch• strčit• spěchat• strkat• nacpat
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swindle — swin‧dle [ˈswɪndl] verb [transitive] LAW to get money from someone dishonestly by deceiving them: swindle somebody out of something • He was convicted of charges that he swindled clients and partners out of £3.5 million. swindle something out of… … Financial and business terms
swindle — [ˈswɪnd(ə)l] verb [T] to cheat someone in order to get their money swindle noun [C] swindler noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
swindle sheet — noun slang : expense account * * * Slang. 1. an expense account. 2. a log sheet, as kept by a trucker, cab driver, hourly worker, or the like. [1945 50] * * * swindle sheet, U.S. Slang. an expense account: »To catch a few suspected swindle sheet… … Useful english dictionary
swindle — ► VERB ▪ use deception to obtain (money) or deprive (someone) of money or possessions. ► NOUN ▪ a fraudulent scheme or action. DERIVATIVES swindler noun. ORIGIN German schwindeln be giddy , also «tell lies» … English terms dictionary
swindle — UK [ˈswɪnd(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms swindle : present tense I/you/we/they swindle he/she/it swindles present participle swindling past tense swindled past participle swindled to cheat someone in order to get their money swindle… … English dictionary
swindle — swin|dle [ swındl ] verb transitive to cheat someone in order to get their money: swindle someone out of something: The landlord tried to swindle us out of our deposit. swindle something out of someone: They were accused of swindling millions of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swindle — [[t]swɪ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] swindles, swindling, swindled VERB If someone swindles a person or an organization, they deceive them in order to get something valuable from them, especially money. [V n out of n] A City businessman swindled investors out of… … English dictionary
swindle — 1 verb (T) to get money from someone by deceiving them: swindle sb out of sth: He made a fortune swindling old ladies out of their life savings. 2 noun (C) a situation where someone gets money by deceiving someone else: a big tax swindle … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swindle — [c]/ˈswɪndl / (say swindl) verb (swindled, swindling) –verb (t) 1. to cheat (a person) out of money, etc. 2. to obtain by fraud or deceit. –verb (i) 3. to put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous artifice to defraud others; cheat;… …
swindle — 1. verb I was swindled out of money he s been swindling clients for years Syn: defraud, cheat, trick, dupe, deceive, fool, hoax, hoodwink, bamboozle; informal fleece, con, bilk, sting, hose, diddle, rip off, take for a ride … Thesaurus of popular words
swindle-sheet — swinˈdle sheet noun (facetious) An expense account • • • Main Entry: ↑swindle … Useful english dictionary
