chicane
Nouns
- (n) a bridge hand that is void of trumps
- (n) a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
- (n) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, guile,
Verbs
- (v) defeat someone through trickery or deceit chouse, jockey, cheat, shaft, screw,
- (v) raise trivial objections carp, cavil,