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to chicane
01
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
02
raise trivial objections
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
chicane
3rd person singular
chicanes
Present participle
chicaneing
Past simple
chicaned
Past participle
chicaned
Chicane
01
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
chicanes
02
a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
03
a bridge hand that is void of trumps
