chicane

Primary Meanings of chicane

1.	n v	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) defeat someone through trickery or deceit
2.	v	raise trivial objections
3.	n	a bridge hand that is void of trumps
4.	n	a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file

Full Definitions of chicane

1

n the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Synonyms:: chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile

Types:: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage; jugglery
artful trickery designed to achieve an end; goldbrick
anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

Type of:: deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation
the act of deceiving

v defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Synonyms:: cheat, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft

Type of:: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

2

v raise trivial objections

Synonyms:: carp, cavil

Type of:: object
express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent

3

n a bridge hand that is void of trumps

Type of:: bridge hand
the cards held in a game of bridge

4

n a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file

Type of:: movable barrier
a barrier that can be moved to allow passage