Short and Sucker

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

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

Usage example: suckered millions of desperate dieters with their grossly inflated claims of successful weight loss

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Short and sucker are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Short" instead a verb "Sucker".

Nearby Words: suck, sucked, suckling

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