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Chicane

Chicane Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Chicane? [n] a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file [v] raise trivial objections [v] defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit Synonyms \| Synonyms for Chicane: carp \| cavil \| cheat \| chouse \| jockey \| screw \| shaft Related Terms \| Find terms related to Chicane: artifice \| bamboozle \| befool \| cavil \| chicanery \| dishonesty \| double-dealing \| feint \| flimflam \| fool \| fraud \| furtiveness \| gambit \| gull \| hanky-panky \| hoax \| hoodwink \| maneuver \| ploy \| ruse \| sharp practice \| stratagem \| surreptitiousness \| trick \| trickery \| underhandedness \| victimize \| wile See Also \| beat \| beat out \| crush \| movable barrier \| object \| shell \| trounce \| vanquish Chicane In Webster's Dictionary \Chicane"\, n. [F., prob. earlier meaning a dispute, orig. in the game of mall (F. {mail}), fr. LGr. ? the game of mall, fr Pers chaug[=a]n club or bat; or possibly ultimated fr. L. ciccus a trible.] The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry. --Prior. To shuffle from them by chicane. --Burke. To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to your own conscience. --Berkeley. \Chicane"\, v. i. [Cf. F. chicaner. See {Chicane}, n.] To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. --Burke. \Chi*cane"\, n. (Card playing) In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors.

Chicane Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chicane?

[n] a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
[v] raise trivial objections
[v] defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit

Chicane In Webster's Dictionary

\Chi*cane"\, n. [F., prob. earlier meaning a dispute,
orig. in the game of mall (F. {mail}), fr. LGr. ? the game of
mall, fr Pers chaug[=a]n club or bat; or possibly ultimated
fr. L. ciccus a trible.]
The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention
from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically
applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling;
sophistry. --Prior.

      To shuffle from them by chicane.         --Burke.

      To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to your
      own conscience.                          --Berkeley.


\Chi*cane"\, v. i. [Cf. F. chicaner. See {Chicane}, n.]
To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. --Burke.


\Chi*cane"\, n. (Card playing)
In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand
itself. It counts as simple honors.

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