SHORT-CHANGE Synonyms
13 hypernyms for short-change. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SHORT-CHANGE
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| bunco | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| con | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an argument opposed to a proposal • a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property adverb • in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc. verb • deprive of by deceit • commit to memory; learn by heart | ||||||
| defraud | verb v | |||||
verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| goldbrick | noun n | |||||
noun • a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort • an idle worthless person • a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not • anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless verb • deprive of by deceit • avoid (one's assigned duties) | ||||||
| hornswoggle | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| mulct | verb v | |||||
noun • money extracted as a penalty verb • deprive of by deceit • impose a fine on | ||||||
| nobble | verb v | |||||
verb • deprive of by deceit • make off with belongings of others • take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom • disable by drugging | ||||||
| rook | noun n | |||||
noun • (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard • common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| scam | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a fraudulent business scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| short | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration • (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal • (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range • not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices • of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration noun • the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed • accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base adverb • clean across • without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold • at some point or distance before a goal is reached • so as to interrupt • at a disadvantage • in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner • quickly and without warning adjective satellite • of insufficient quantity to meet a need • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so • lacking foresight or scope • tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening • marked by rude or peremptory shortness verb • cheat someone by not returning him enough money • create a short circuit in | ||||||
| swindle | verb v | |||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| victimize | verb v | |||||
verb • make a victim of • punish unjustly • deprive of by deceit | ||||||