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| English Dictionary: chicane |
by the
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| 4 results for chicane |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- chicane
- n
- a bridge hand that is void of trumps
- a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
- the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Synonym(s): trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
- v
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit [syn: cheat,
chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey]
- raise trivial objections
Synonym(s): cavil, carp, chicane
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Chicane \Chi*cane"\, n. (Card playing)
In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand
itself. It counts as simple honors.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Chicane \Chi*cane"\, n. [F., prob. earlier meaning a dispute,
orig. in the game of mall (F. {mail}), fr. LGr. [?] the game
of mall, fr Pers chaug[be]n club or bat; or possibly
ultimated fr. L. ciccus a trible.]
The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention
from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically
applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling;
sophistry. --Prior.
To shuffle from them by chicane. --Burke.
To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to your
own conscience. --Berkeley.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Chicane \Chi*cane"\, v. i. [Cf. F. chicaner. See {Chicane}, n.]
To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. --Burke.
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