Synonyms

defraud swindle con goldbrick scam bunco mulct gyp nobble victimize rook

Examples

"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"

Related terms

cheat short-change exploitation bunco scam swindler

Synonyms

play fiddle toy

Examples

"She played nervously with her wedding ring" "Don't fiddle with the screws" "He played with the idea of running for the Senate:

Related terms

manipulate put_out entertain fiddler