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Swindle (Transformers) — Swindle is the name given to seven different fictional characters in the Transformers universes.Transformers Generation 1Transformers character name =Swindle caption = affiliation =Decepticon subgroup =Combaticon function =Munitions Expert motto … Wikipedia
swindle — swin‧dle [ˈswɪndl] verb [transitive] LAW to get money from someone dishonestly by deceiving them: swindle somebody out of something • He was convicted of charges that he swindled clients and partners out of £3.5 million. swindle something out of… … Financial and business terms
swindle — index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), bilk, bunko, cheat, circumvent, deceive … Law dictionary
Swindle — Swin dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swindling}.] [See {Swindler}.] To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property. [1913 Webster] Lammote . . . has swindled one of them out… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swindle (chess) — In chess, a swindle is a ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his opponent, and thereby achieves a win or draw instead of the expected loss.[1][2][3][4][5] It may also refer more generally to obtaining a win or draw from a clearly… … Wikipedia
Swindle (Childrens' book) — Summary The book, Swindle, by Gordon Korman, is a fun and exciting adventure story of a boy named Griffin Bing, or as his friend, Ben Slovak calls him “The Man with the Plan.” Griffin and Ben has a sleepover at a doomed house that is scheduled to … Wikipedia
swindle — UK [ˈswɪnd(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms swindle : present tense I/you/we/they swindle he/she/it swindles present participle swindling past tense swindled past participle swindled to cheat someone in order to get their money swindle… … English dictionary
swindle — v. (D; tr.) to swindle out of (to swindle smb. out of money) * * * [ swɪndl] (D; tr.) to swindle out of (to swindle smb. out of money) … Combinatory dictionary
swindle — swin|dle [ swındl ] verb transitive to cheat someone in order to get their money: swindle someone out of something: The landlord tried to swindle us out of our deposit. swindle something out of someone: They were accused of swindling millions of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swindle — [[t]swɪ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] swindles, swindling, swindled VERB If someone swindles a person or an organization, they deceive them in order to get something valuable from them, especially money. [V n out of n] A City businessman swindled investors out of… … English dictionary
