swindle.html - v. & n.
--v.

tr. (often foll. by out of)
1 cheat (a person) of money, possessions, etc. (was swindled out of all his savings).
2 cheat a person of (money etc.) (swindled all his savings out of him).

--n.

1 an act of swindling.
2 a person or thing represented as what it is not.
3 a fraudulent scheme.

swindler n. [back-form. f. swindler f. G Schwindler extravagant maker of schemes, swindler, f. schwindeln be dizzy]

swindle.html - v. & n.
--v.

tr. (often foll. by out of)
1 cheat (a person) of money, possessions, etc. (was swindled out of all his savings).
2 cheat a person of (money etc.) (swindled all his savings out of him).

--n.

1 an act of swindling.
2 a person or thing represented as what it is not.
3 a fraudulent scheme.

swindler n. [back-form. f. swindler f. G Schwindler extravagant maker of schemes, swindler, f. schwindeln be dizzy]

swindle.html - See: CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE or CAST ONE'S PEARLS BEFORE SWINE.

swindle.html - See: IN FULL SWING.

swindle.html - {v. phr.} To use your personal power to get something done * /The President swings his weight to get laws passed./ * /Mr. Thomas swung his weight to get his son a job with the company./

swindle.html - v. & n.
--v.

tr. (often foll. by out of)
1 cheat (a person) of money, possessions, etc. (was swindled out of all his savings).
2 cheat a person of (money etc.) (swindled all his savings out of him).

--n.

1 an act of swindling.
2 a person or thing represented as what it is not.
3 a fraudulent scheme.

swindler n. [back-form. f. swindler f. G Schwindler extravagant maker of schemes, swindler, f. schwindeln be dizzy]