bunco

English Thesaurus

1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cheat, rig, swindle,
definition	:	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme (noun.act)

hyponym	:	sting operation,
definition	:	a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) (noun.act)

2. deprive of by deceit (verb.social)

hypernym	:	cheat, chisel, rip off,
definition	:	deprive somebody of something by deceit (verb.social)

hyponym	:	short, short-change,
definition	:	cheat someone by not returning him enough money (verb.social)

3. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (noun.act)

derivation	:	bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize,
definition	:	deprive of by deceit (verb.social)

derivation	:	flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick,
definition	:	deceive somebody (verb.social)

4. deprive of by deceit (verb.social)

derivation	:	exploitation, using, victimisation, victimization,
definition	:	an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cozenage, scam,
definition	:	a fraudulent business scheme (noun.act)

derivation	:	bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting,
definition	:	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (noun.act)

derivation	:	cheat, rig, swindle,
definition	:	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme (noun.act)

derivation	:	chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer, swindler,
definition	:	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud (noun.person)

5. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (noun.act)

derivation	:	bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize,
definition	:	deprive of by deceit (verb.social)

derivation	:	flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick,
definition	:	deceive somebody (verb.social)

6. deprive of by deceit (verb.social)

derivation	:	exploitation, using, victimisation, victimization,
definition	:	an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cozenage, scam,
definition	:	a fraudulent business scheme (noun.act)

derivation	:	bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting,
definition	:	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (noun.act)

derivation	:	cheat, rig, swindle,
definition	:	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme (noun.act)

derivation	:	chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, scammer, swindler,
definition	:	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud (noun.person)