noun
- A bridge hand that is void of trumps.
- A movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file.
- The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them.
- synonyms: trickery, chicanery, guile, wile, shenanigan
verb
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