Chicane : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Chicane	by the DICT Development Group
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
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.
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.
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.