To deprive (a person) by fraud of what is his by right, either by fraudulently taking or by dishonestly withholding it from him; to cheat, cozen…

with of: To cheat out of. Obsolete.

transitive. To rob, steal from; to swindle, fleece. Now rare (chiefly slang in later use).

transitive. To get the start of (a person) so as to prevent him from obtaining a fair share of food, profit, etc. In later use, to defraud, cheat…

transitive. With of or (formerly occasionally) †from: to deny (a person) something expected or due; to frustrate the expectation or purpose of (a…

figurative in various senses. †In 18th cent., to impose upon, to swindle, etc.

transitive. Frequent in phrases expressive of actions referred to allusively or figuratively, as to lick one's fingers, to lick one's lips, an…

To deprive, rob, cheat, defraud, do out of some possession or advantage. Const. beside (beside, prep. 4c), of; rarely for (for, prep. 22c), from.

transitive. To defraud, cheat, or deceive (a person).

transitive. To commit (a crime, sin, etc.); to perpetrate (a deception, fraud, or similar act). Obsolete.

transitive. To cheat, defraud by deceit.

colloquial and slang. transitive. Originally: to trick, cheat, or defraud; to obtain something from (a person) by dishonest or unfair means. Later…

transitive. To impose upon; to cozen, cheat, defraud. Also const. to.

transitive. To cheat or swindle; esp. to win or extract money from (a person) by fraud; to charge (a person) extortionately.

figurative or in figurative context. To cheat (a person) out of money; to ‘fleece’. slang.

transitive. To swindle, cheat, defraud (a person); also, to obtain (money) by cheating.

To contrive to get or ‘raise’ (a living); to get (money) from a person. Also, to cheat, rob (any one). to firk up: to hatch or vamp up (a business)…

(see quots.).

transitive and intransitive. To cheat, swindle; to ‘wangle’, intrigue; (see also quot. 1850). Also with into, out of. Now only slang.

transitive. To cheat or defraud of something. Obsolete.

transitive. To cheat (a person) out of. Obsolete. Cf. cog, v.3 3b.

transitive. slang. To hoax, cheat, swindle. Cf. to do out of —— 2 at phrasal verbs 1.

transitive. To swindle (a person). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To dupe, cheat, trick; to swindle or defraud of or out of.

To swindle. (See Sc. National Dict.)

To ‘do (a person) out’ of (his due); to cheat, defraud; to evade payment of (a debt).

transitive. To enter at less than the actual quantity.

transitive. To cheat, swindle, trick (a person).

slang. transitive. To cheat (a person) out of something; to deceive, take in. Now rare (U.S. in later use).

transitive. To cheat (a person) out of something. Obsolete.

transitive. To swindle, deal dishonestly with; to cheat (a person) out of something. Now regional and rare.

slang. To get the better of, cheat, swindle, ‘do’; to cheat out of (money, etc.).

transitive. To cheat (a person, group, etc.) out of something, esp. money; to defraud. Without construction.

To trick, cheat, diddle, swindle.

transitive. Originally: to make a fool of, ridicule; to swindle, cheat; to get the better of. Later also: to puzzle, flummox, confound, baffle. Now ar…

transitive. slang. To cheat, swindle, get the better of.

To pounce upon, come down upon with violence or unawares; to rob, to cheat; to seize upon by sudden unexpected action; to ‘steal a march’ upon.

transitive and intransitive. To swindle or cheat, often in order to get even with someone.

colloquial or slang. Also chizzle. To cheat, defraud. to chisel out of: to cheat of.

transitive. To defraud, cheat.

slang. To cheat, swindle.

to clean out. slang. To deprive of cash, to ‘rook’.

give it slang. With to: To rob, defraud.

to be in the hole U.S.: to be in (usually financial) difficulties (cf. 3). a hole in the head, esp. in to need (something) like a hole in the head…

transitive. slang. To rob, to swindle; spec. to force (a person) to pay a pretended bet. Also intransitive. Obsolete.

slang. To rob or cheat. Obsolete.

To cheat, swindle, or defraud.

transitive. To manage the finances of (a person, organization, enterprise, etc.); to manage (finances). Also depreciative: to manipulate…

transitive. To cheat, delude, humbug. U.S. slang.

transitive. To get or obtain (a thing) furtively or surreptitiously; to steal or pilfer; to cheat (a person) out of something. Also, to cheat…

transitive. slang (chiefly Australian). To cheat, trick, swindle.

transitive. To cheat, humbug, swindle.

transitive. To swindle or cheat.

transitive. British slang. To make (a person) pay for something (with the implication of overcharging); to defraud or cheat (a person) (out of…

transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To cheat (a person) out of something, esp. money; to defraud or swindle. Now sometimes considered offensive.

Commerce slang. (See quots.) Cf. French saler.

transitive. To cheat, trick, swindle. Cf. diddle, v.3 2.

transitive. U.S. colloquial. To hoax, cheat, con.

on toast, served up on a slice of toast. Also figurative. had on toast (slang), done, swindled; to have (one) on toast (colloquial), to have (a…

With up. To defraud or swindle; to disappoint. Australian slang.

to do (a person) in the eye: to defraud, injure, humiliate (a person). Cf. one in the eye at one, adj. n.pron. phrases 4a. Now rare.

transitive. To ‘cook’ or ‘doctor’; spec. to give a specious impression of the amount of trade done by (a place of business, etc.). colloquial.

figurative and transferred. To strip (a person) of his money or belongings by extortion or exaction; to pillage, plunder. Also, to do this by…

With the. A deception, a swindle; ill-treatment. Chiefly in to give (someone) the rinky-dink and variants. Now rare.

(transitive) to persuade, to speak persuasively to; to dupe, to swindle.

figurative. transitive. Originally North American colloquial. To extend or increase (an official list, expense account, etc.) with unauthorized or…

transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To cheat or swindle (a person), esp. out of money; to deceive; to take advantage of. Frequently (and…

transitive. To rob by giving insufficient change. Also figurative, to deprive (a person) of his due; to cheat, deceive.

transitive. slang. To cheat, defraud. Now rare.

transitive. To arrange or present (something) in a way that creates a falsely favourable impression; spec. to manipulate (a balance sheet or…

U.S. slang. transitive. To cheat, to swindle. Cf. rim, v.4 1. Now rare.

transitive. To cheat, to defraud. slang.

slang. = 4b.

transitive. U.S. slang. To cheat (a person); to swindle. Cf. ream, v.4 5. Now rare.

transitive. To counterfeit, swindle, practise a confidence trick on.

To short-change, to cheat; to deceive, to con, esp. by false publicity.

To swindle; to rob, steal. (Cf. fleece, v. 3) slang (originally U.S.).

transitive. slang. To deprive (a person) of something, esp. money, by extortion; to swindle, cheat. Frequently with for, specifying the thing…

transitive. To swindle; spec. to act improperly in the sale of houses, etc. (see quots. 1971, 1971). Also as n., a swindle.

transitive. To swindle or cheat (a person). Frequently with out of.

slang (originally U.S.). transitive. To exploit (a person) for material advantage; to swindle; to beg or wheedle from; (also) to proposition.

Slang phrase to take (someone) to the cleaners: (a) to take away, or defraud of, all someone's money; so to go, send, to the cleaners (originally U.S.…

to carve up: to cheat, swindle. slang.

= chisel, v.1 3.

To cheat; to refuse to pay or tip (a person). slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

intransitive and transitive. To perpetrate a fraud; to cheat, trick, or swindle.

transitive. slang (originally U.S., esp. in African-American use). Cf. rip-off, n. To exploit (someone) financially; to cheat or defraud; to rob…

to stitch up v. transitive. (See also 5.) Of a criminal, etc.: to cause (a person) to be convicted, esp. by informing or manufacturing evidence. Also…

transitive. To cheat, swindle, or defraud (a person). Also with out of: to deprive (a person) of something by deceit or unfair means. Frequently in p…

With a person as quasi-obj., in to steal (someone) blind, to rob or cheat (someone) totally or mercilessly. colloquial (originally North American).

transitive. To cheat or swindle; to victimize; to ‘do’.