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swin·dle
(swĭn′dl)v. swin·dled, swin·dling, swin·dles
v.tr.
1. To cheat or defraud of money or property.
2. To obtain by fraudulent means: swindled money from the company.
v.intr.
To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
n.
The act or an instance of swindling.
[Back-formation from swindler, one who swindles, from German Schwindler, giddy person, cheat, from schwindeln, to be dizzy, swindle, from Middle High German, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan, to disappear.]
swin′dler n.
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swindle
(ˈswɪndəl)vb
1. (Law) to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud
2. (Law) (tr) to obtain (money, etc) by fraud
n
(Law) a fraudulent scheme or transaction
[C18: back formation from German Schwindler, from schwindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to disappear]
ˈswindler n
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swin•dle
(ˈswɪn dl)v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.t.
1. to cheat out of money or other assets.
2. to obtain by fraud or deceit.
v.i. 3. to defraud others; cheat.
n. 4. the act of swindling or a fraudulent transaction or scheme.
5. anything deceptive; a fraud.
[1775–85; back formation from swindler < German Schwindler cheat]
swin′dler, n.
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swindle
- confidence trick - First a swindle in which the victim was persuaded to entrust money or valuables to the swindler.
- swindler, swindle - Swindler and swindle are from German Schwindler, "promoter of wild schemes; cheat."
- chizz - To chizz someone is to cheat or swindle them.
- honeyfugle, honeyfuggle - To honeyfugle or honeyfuggle is to dupe, deceive, or swindle.
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swindle
Past participle: swindled
Gerund: swindling
| Imperative |
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| swindle |
| swindle |
| Present |
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| I swindle |
| you swindle |
| he/she/it swindles |
| we swindle |
| you swindle |
| they swindle |
| Preterite |
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| I swindled |
| you swindled |
| he/she/it swindled |
| we swindled |
| you swindled |
| they swindled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am swindling |
| you are swindling |
| he/she/it is swindling |
| we are swindling |
| you are swindling |
| they are swindling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have swindled |
| you have swindled |
| he/she/it has swindled |
| we have swindled |
| you have swindled |
| they have swindled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was swindling |
| you were swindling |
| he/she/it was swindling |
| we were swindling |
| you were swindling |
| they were swindling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had swindled |
| you had swindled |
| he/she/it had swindled |
| we had swindled |
| you had swindled |
| they had swindled |
| Future |
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| I will swindle |
| you will swindle |
| he/she/it will swindle |
| we will swindle |
| you will swindle |
| they will swindle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have swindled |
| you will have swindled |
| he/she/it will have swindled |
| we will have swindled |
| you will have swindled |
| they will have swindled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be swindling |
| you will be swindling |
| he/she/it will be swindling |
| we will be swindling |
| you will be swindling |
| they will be swindling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been swindling |
| you have been swindling |
| he/she/it has been swindling |
| we have been swindling |
| you have been swindling |
| they have been swindling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been swindling |
| you will have been swindling |
| he/she/it will have been swindling |
| we will have been swindling |
| you will have been swindling |
| they will have been swindling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been swindling |
| you had been swindling |
| he/she/it had been swindling |
| we had been swindling |
| you had been swindling |
| they had been swindling |
| Conditional |
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| I would swindle |
| you would swindle |
| he/she/it would swindle |
| we would swindle |
| you would swindle |
| they would swindle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have swindled |
| you would have swindled |
| he/she/it would have swindled |
| we would have swindled |
| you would have swindled |
| they would have swindled |
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Noun 1. swindle - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
fraud - intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, con, sting - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
pyramiding - a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated
holdout - the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
swiz - British slang for a swindle
shell game, thimblerig - a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
Verb 1. [画像:swindle - deprive of by deceit]swindle - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, victimize
short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money
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swindle
verb
1. cheat, do (slang), con, skin (slang), trick, stiff (slang), sting (informal), rip (someone) off (slang), deceive, fleece, defraud, dupe, overcharge, rook (slang), bamboozle (informal), diddle (informal), take (someone) for a ride (informal), put one over on (someone) (informal), pull a fast one (on someone) (informal), bilk (of), take to the cleaners (informal), sell a pup (to) (slang), cozen, hornswoggle (slang) He swindled investors out of millions of pounds.
noun
1. fraud, fiddle (Brit. informal), rip-off (slang), racket, scam (slang), sting (informal), deception, imposition, deceit, trickery, double-dealing, con trick (informal), sharp practice, swizzle (Brit. informal), knavery, swizz (Brit. informal), roguery He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle.
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swindle
verbnoun
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Translations
غِش، خِداع، إحْتِياليَخْدَع، يَغُش
napálitpodvod
snydesvindelsvindle
huijatahuijaus
szélhámosság
svindlasvindla ásviksvindlsvindl, svik
詐欺詐欺する騙す
apgavimas
apkrāptkrāpšanapiekrāpt
ogoljufati
dolandırıcılık dolandırmadolandırmak
swindle
[ˈswɪndl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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swindle
vt person → beschwindeln, betrügen ; to swindle somebody out of something (= take from) → jdm etw abschwindeln or abgaunern (inf); (= withhold from) → jdn um etw beschwindeln or betrügen
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
swindle
(ˈswindl) verb to cheat. That shopkeeper has swindled me!; He swindled me out of 4ドル. verneuk يَخْدَع، يَغُش измамвам burlar napálit betrügen snyde; svindle εξαπατώ estafar, timar tüssama گول زدن huijata escroquer לְרַמוֹת धोखा देना prevariti, varati becsap menipu svindla imbrogliare だます 편취하다 apgauti apkrāpt; piekrāpt menipu oplichten svindle, lure oszukiwać ګول وهل burlar a escroca обманывать; надувать oklamať ogoljufati prevariti lura, svindla โกง dolandırmak 騙取 обманювати, ошукувати دھوکا دینا lừa dảo, bịp bợm 骗取
noun an act or example of swindling; a fraud. an insurance swindle; Our new car's a swindle – it's falling to pieces. verneukspul غِش، خِداع، إحْتِيال измама vigarice podvod der Schwindel svindel απάτη estafa, timo pettus كلاه برداري huijaus escroquerie הונאה धोखेबाजी, खराब वस्तु prijevara, varanje szélhámosság penipuan svindl, svik imbroglio ペテン 편취, 사기 apgavimas, apgavystė krāpšana penipuan zwendel svindel, lureri oszustwo غولول vigarice escrocherie мошенничество; надувательство podvod goljufija podvala svindel, bedrägeri การต้มตุ๋น dolandırma, dolandırıcılık 騙人(的東西) шахрайство دھوکا sự lừa đảo 骗人(的东西)
ˈswindler noun a person who swindles. verneuker غَشّاش، مُحْتال، مُخادِع измамник trapaceiro podvodník der/die Schwindler(in) svindler απατεώνας estafador, timador petis كلاه بردار huijari escroc רמאי धोखा varalica, prevarant szélhámos penipu svindlari imbroglione ペテン師 사기꾼 apgavikas, sukčius krāpnieks; blēdis penipu zwendelaar svindler oszust کلاه بردار trapaceiro escroc мошенник; жулик podvodník goljuf prevarant svindlare, bedragare คนหลอกลวง dolandırıcı 騙子 шахрай, дурисвіт دھوکا دینے والا kẻ lừa đảo 骗子
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