Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Swindle.
BILK
evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
BUNKO
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
CHEAT
deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
a deception for profit to yourself
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
CHISEL
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
CON
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
an argument opposed to a proposal
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"
To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).
n.
1. The area or structure on a vessel from which the vessel is conned.
2. The position or authority of the officer conning a vessel.
commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
CONGAME
CONJOB
COZEN
cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"
act with artful deceit
be false to; be dishonest with
DEFRAUD
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
DOIN
DOUBLECROSS
cheat, turn tables on
EPSOM
Town in Surrey famous for horseracing derby and Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate)
EUCHRE
a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand
FLEECE
outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
the wool of a sheep or similar animal
shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
GYP
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
a college servant at Cambridge and Durham
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
MULCT
money extracted as a penalty
impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
RAMP
stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
creep up -- used especially of plants; "The roses ramped over the wall"
be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction"
furnish with a ramp; "The ramped auditorium"
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
an inclined surface connecting two levels
a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
RIP-OFF
the act of stealing
RIPOFF
ROB
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
Plundered
SCAM
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
a fraudulent business scheme
con, cheat
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