swindling

Meanings

• verb

  The act of deceiving or defrauding someone, typically by means of a scam or trick.

  - "He was swindled out of his money in a poker game."
  - "The con artist swindled thousands of dollars from elderly victims."
  - "The businessman was swindled by his unscrupulous partner."

• verb

  The act of cheating or defrauding someone in a game or sport.

  - "The baseball player was caught swindling by using a corked bat."
  - "The poker player was accused of swindling by colluding with another player."
  - "The chess grandmaster was swindled by a young prodigy in a blitz game."

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Synonyms

be sold a pup , swizz

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with swindling
windling , grinding , binding , finding

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Variants

List of all variants of swindling that leads to same result
swindle , swindled , swindler , swindlers , swindles , swindling

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Etymology

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Middle English (in the sense ‘defraud, deceive’): from Old North French swindre ‘entangle, ensnare’, from swinder ‘a snare, trap’.

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Trivia

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1. Swindling is often associated with the 'confidence game', where the con artist gains the trust of the victim before defrauding them.

2. The term 'swindle' is also used in mathematics to describe a function that returns different results for the same input.

3. Swindling has been a common theme in music, from the folk song 'The Swindler' to the jazz standard 'Swindle'.

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Related Concepts

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1. scam: A fraudulent scheme or trick to extract money or other valuables from someone.

2. con artist: A person who uses deceit, trickery, or fraud to obtain money or other valuables from people.

3. fraud: An intentional perversion or misrepresentation of the truth with the intention of inducing another person to part with something of value or to surrender a right.

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Culture

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Swindling has been a common theme in literature and art, often portrayed as a daring and cunning act. It has been depicted in various forms, from the charming rogue in literature to the sinister con artist in film noir.

How to Memorize "swindling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone trying to cheat or deceive someone else, such as a card game or a business deal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of deceit or trickery, such as a snake or a fox.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym S-W-I-N-D-L-I-N-G to remember the meaning: Swindling is the act of deceiving or defrauding someone.

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