Diddle and Short

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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

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Short and diddle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead a verb "Diddle".

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

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Diddle and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diddle" instead a verb "Short".

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