Shortchange
Shortchange verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
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String along and shortchange are semantically related. In some cases you can use "String along" instead a verb "Shortchange".
Nearby Word: shortchanging
String along
String along verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: the student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships
Shortchange and string along are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shortchange" instead a verb "String along".
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Related pairs
- fool and shortchange
- fool and string along
- trick and shortchange
- trick and string along
- stick and shortchange
- stick and string along
- chisel and shortchange
- chisel and string along
- deceive and shortchange
- deceive and string along
- beguile and shortchange
- beguile and string along
- mislead and shortchange
- mislead and string along
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