English dictionary
chicane
/S//I/'k/eI/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a bridge hand that is void of trumps
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry.
Source: webster1913
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In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors.
Source: webster1913
verb
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defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Source: WordNet 3.0
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raise trivial objections
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To use shifts, cavils, or artifices.
Source: webster1913