swindle
/ˈswɪndəl/ verb C2- To defraud. · The two men swindled the company out of $160,000.
- To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods. · She swindled more than £200 out of me.
- For a player in a losing position to play a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.
He/she/it swindles · Past swindled · Past participle swindled · -ing form swindling
Verb forms
- Base form
- swindle
- He/she/it
- swindles
- Past
- swindled
- Past participle
- swindled
- -ing form
- swindling
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He determines to swindle his creditors, and for this purpose he pays large checks to a certain Mr.
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