chicane

Meanings

• a bridge hand that is void of trumps
• a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
• defeat someone through trickery or deceit
• raise trivial objections

Synonyms

carp, cavil, cheat, chicanery, chouse, guile, jockey, screw, shaft, shenanigan, trickery, wile