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noun
One who is easily cheated; a gullible person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A trick; a sham.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A swindler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
To cheat, to trick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
To handle roughly, as by chasing or scaring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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verb
To handle, to take care of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, regional
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verb
To cause undesirable activity in livestock, such as running.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, regional, transitive
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verb
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cheat, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
History
Probably from Turkish çavuş. Doublet of chiaus.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
