swindle /ˈswɪndəl/noun 3verb 3forms 3 noun3 •An instance of swindling.There were men there who had committed merciless robberies, cruel murders, heartless swindles, abominable depravities. — 1914 •Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be. •An instance wherein a player in a losing position plays a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw. verb3 •To defraud.The two men swindled the company out of $160,000. •To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.She swindled more than £200 out of me. •For a player in a losing position to play a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw. formsswindled · swindling · swindles
