Gaff and Short

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

Usage example: the operators of the traveling carnival had gaffed the gullible with a variety of time-honored ruses

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

Nearby Words: gaffed, gaffe, gaffer, gaffing

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

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