Beat and Defraud

Beat

Beat verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits

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Defraud and beat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defraud" instead a verb "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Defraud verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: senior citizens generally were too smart to fall for the fast-talking salesman's attempts to defraud them

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Beat and defraud are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Defraud".

Nearby Word: defrauding

He only got close to her to defraud her of her money and once he completed this, he sent her a letter informing her of the truth just short of the wedding and then beat town.

Source: Runaway Bride

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