noun
1. a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
2. an idle worthless person
• Syn: ↑goof-off, ↑ne'er-do-well, ↑good-for-nothing, ↑no-account, ↑good-for-naught
• Derivationally related forms: ↑good-for-naught (for: ↑good-for-naught), ↑good-for-nothing (for: ↑good-for-nothing)
• Hypernyms: ↑idler, ↑loafer, ↑do-nothing, ↑layabout, ↑bum
3. a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
4. anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
• Usage Domain: ↑trope, ↑figure of speech, ↑figure, ↑image
verb
1. deprive of by deceit
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He swindled me out of my inheritance
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She defrauded the customers who trusted her
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the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
• Syn:
↑victimize, ↑swindle, ↑rook, ↑nobble, ↑diddle, ↑bunco, ↑defraud, ↑scam, ↑mulct, ↑gyp, ↑gip, ↑hornswoggle, ↑short-change, ↑con
• Derivationally related forms:
↑con (for: ↑con), ↑gyp (for: ↑gyp), ↑scammer (for: ↑scam), ↑scam (for: ↑scam), ↑defrauder (for: ↑defraud), ↑bunco (for: ↑bunco), ↑swindler (for: ↑swindle), ↑swindle (for: ↑swindle), ↑victimization (for: ↑victimize)
• Hyponyms: ↑short-change, ↑short
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Somebody ——s somebody PP
2. avoid (one's assigned duties)
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The derelict soldier shirked his duties
• Syn: ↑fiddle, ↑shirk, ↑shrink from
• Hypernyms: ↑avoid
• Hyponyms: ↑scrimshank, ↑malinger, ↑skulk, ↑slack
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s
Useful english dictionary. 2012.