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- pronunciation:
- jIp
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
gyps, gips, gypping, gipping, gypped, gipped |
| definition: |
(informal) to cheat, swindle, or defraud.
- synonyms:
- cheat, defraud, diddle, fleece, rogue, rook, swindle
- similar words:
- beguile, bilk, con, dupe, gull, hoodwink, rob, stiff, trick
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| related words: |
burn, clip, skin |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(informal) an act of cheating, swindling, or defrauding.
- synonyms:
- cheat, fraud, ripoff
- similar words:
- con, overcharge, robbery, trick
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| definition 2: |
one who commits such an act.
- synonyms:
- cheat, crook, fraud, ripoff, swindler
- similar words:
- bilk, charlatan, robber, sharper
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| derivation: |
gypper (gipper) (n.) |
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