chicane
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chi·cane
(shĭ-kān′, chĭ-)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·can′er n.
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chicane
(ʃɪˈkeɪn)n
1. (Card Games) a bridge or whist hand without trumps
2. (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
4. (tr) to deceive or trick by chicanery
5. (tr) to quibble about; cavil over
6. (intr) to use tricks or chicanery
[C17: from French chicaner to quibble, of obscure origin]
chiˈcaner n
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chi•cane
(ʃɪˈkeɪn, tʃɪ-)n., v. -caned, -can•ing. n.
1. chicanery.
v.t. 2. to trick by chicanery.
[1665–75; < French chicane (n.), chicaner (v.), perhaps < Middle Low German schikken to arrange]
chi•can′er, n.
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chicane
Past participle: chicaned
Gerund: chicaning
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| Noun | 1. | 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. |  chicane - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)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" | |
| Verb | 1. | chicane - defeat someone through trickery or deceit |
| 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" |
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Translations
chicane
n (Sport) → Schikane f
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