Chisel
Chisel verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money
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Synonyms for Chisel
Short and chisel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead a verb "Chisel".
Short
Short verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years
Both words in one sentence
- Played with in the Schoolhouse Rock short "My Hero Zero." We see the stereotypical caveman with chisel, but the stone doughnut he's working on is a zero, not a wheel.
Source: Inventing the Wheel
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