Diddle
Diddle verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: an unscrupulous Broadway producer diddles little old ladies by persuading them to invest in a surefire flop
Hose
Hose verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: when the guy failed to return with our money, we sooned realized that we had been hosed
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