Thesaurus: chouse

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1. v. t. To cheat, trick, defraud; -- followed by of, or out of; as, to chouse one out of his money.
2. n. One who is easily cheated; a tool; a simpleton; a gull.
3. n. A trick; sham; imposition.
4. n. A swindler.
5. v. defeat someone through trickery or deceit
6. To cheat, trick, defraud; -- followed by of, or out of; as, to chouse one out of his money. [Colloq.] The undertaker of the afore-cited poesy hath choused your highness. Landor. 1. One who is easily cheated; a tool; a simpleton; a gull. Hudibras. 2. A trick; sham; imposition. Johnson. 3. A swindler. B. Jonson.
7. To cheat, trick, defraud; -- followed by of, or out of; as, tochouse one out of his money. [Colloq.]The undertaker of the afore-cited poesy hath choused your highness.Landor.
8. v defeat someone through trickery or deceit