27 words & definitions
| bamboozle | verb |
To cheat or fool.
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| bilk | verb |
To take money from someone by cheating or tricking them.
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| filch | verb |
To pilfer or steal (something, especially a thing of small value) in a casual way
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| mooch | verb |
To ask for or obtain (something) without paying for it
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| rook | verb |
To take money from someone by cheating, defrauding, or overcharging them
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| heist | noun |
A robbery
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| mugger | noun |
A person who attacks and robs another in a public place
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| scam | noun |
A dishonest scheme; a fraud
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| leech |
nounverb
verb |
To habitually exploit or rely on
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| swindle |
nounverb
verb |
Use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions
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| loot |
nounverb
verb |
To steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot
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| huckster | noun |
A person who sells things of questionable value
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| smuggle | verb |
To move goods illegally into or out of a country
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| gouge | verb |
To overcharge or swindle; also to use a sharp tool to remove inner material from something.
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| finagle | verb |
To get something in an indirect or dishonest way.
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| crook | noun |
A person who is dishonest or a criminal
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| extortion | noun |
The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
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| leech |
nounverb
noun |
A person who extorts profit from or sponges on others
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| swindle |
nounverb
noun |
A fraudulent scheme or action
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| bandit | adjective |
A robber or outlaw, especially one who is part of a group and operates in remote or wild areas.
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| hideout | noun |
A secret place where someone can hide from others, especially from the law.
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| counterfeit | adjective |
Made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.
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| shortchange | verb |
To intentionally or unintentionally deprive someone of what they deserve or expect.
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| blackmail | verb |
The act of demanding money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal damaging information.
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| embezzle | verb |
To secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for
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| pilfer | verb |
To steal, especially in small quantities
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| fake | adjective |
Something that is made to seem real or true, sometimes in order to trick someone.
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