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chicane
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chi·cane  (sh-kn, ch-)
v. chi·caned, chi·can·ing, chi·canes
v.intr.
To resort to tricks or subterfuges; use chicanery.
v.tr.
To trick; deceive.
n.
1. Chicanery.
2. Games A bridge or whist hand without trumps.

[French chicaner, from Old French, to quibble.]

chi·caner n.

chicane [ʃɪˈkeɪn]
n
1. (Group Games / Card Games) a bridge or whist hand without trumps
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Motor Racing) Motor racing a short section of sharp narrow bends formed by barriers placed on a motor-racing circuit to provide an additional test of driving skill
3. a less common word for chicanery
vb
1. (tr) to deceive or trick by chicanery
2. (tr) to quibble about; cavil over
3. (intr) to use tricks or chicanery
[from French chicaner to quibble, of obscure origin]
chicaner  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chicane - a bridge hand that is void of trumps
bridge hand - the cards held in a game of bridge
2.chicane - a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
movable barrier - a barrier that can be moved to allow passage
3.chicanechicane - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving
dupery, hoax, put-on, humbug, fraud, fraudulence - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
jugglery - artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery"
Verb1.chicane - defeat someone through trickery or deceit
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
2.chicane - raise trivial objections
object - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"
Translations
chicane
n (Sport) → Schikane f


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