-
1 swindle
-
2 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) a îmbrânci2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) a goni3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)2. noun(quick and busy activity.) agitaţie- hustler
См. также в других словарях:
Swindle — es un personaje ficticio del mundo de los Transformers el pertenece a las filas de los Decepticons del grupo de los Combaticons. Contenido 1 Transformers G1 2 Transformers Robots In Disguise 3 Transformers Armada … Wikipedia Español
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 — index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), bilk, bunko, cheat, circumvent, deceive … Law dictionary
Swindle — Swin dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swindling}.] [See {Swindler}.] To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property. [1913 Webster] Lammote . . . has swindled one of them out… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swindle — [n] cheating, stealing blackmail, cheat, con, crooked deal*, deceit, deception, dirty pool*, double cross*, double dealing*, extortion, fake, fast one*, fast shuffle*, frame up, fraud, hoax, hustle, imposition, imposture, knavery, racket*, rip… … New thesaurus
Swindle — Swin dle, n. The act or process of swindling; a cheat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swindle — 1782 (v.); 1833 (n.), back formation from SWINDLER (Cf. swindler). Related: Swindled; swindling … Etymology dictionary
swindle — vb *cheat, overreach, cozen, defraud Analogous words: *dupe, gull, bamboozle, hoodwink, trick: *steal, pilfer, purloin, filch … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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 — [swin′dəl] vt. swindled, swindling [back form. < SWINDLER] 1. to get money or property from (another) under false pretenses; cheat; defraud 2. to get by false pretenses or fraud vi. to engage in swindling others n. an act of swindling; trick;… … English World dictionary
Swindle — The term Swindle may refer to:* Swindle, a confidence trick * Swindle, a kind of fraud * Swindle (chess), a ruse by which a chess player in a losing position tricks his opponent, and thereby achieves a win or draw instead of the expected loss *… … Wikipedia
