释义 |
Noun: chicane shi'keyn- 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)
- trickery, chicanery, guile, wile, shenanigan Verb: chicane shi'keyn- Defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, jockey - Raise trivial objections
- cavil, carp
Derived forms: chicaning, chicaned, chicanes Type of: beat, beat out, bridge hand, crush, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, movable barrier, object, shell, trounce, vanquish Encyclopedia: Chicane |