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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort;

2. an idle worthless person;
[syn: goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naught]

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;


VERB (2)

1. deprive of by deceit;
- Example: "He swindled me out of my inheritance"
- Example: "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"
- Example: "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
[syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con]

2. avoid (one's assigned duties);
- Example: "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
[syn: fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

goldbrick \gold"brick`\ n.
   an idle worthless person. [slang]

   Syn: goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing,
        good-for-naught.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

goldbrick
    n 1: a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or
         effort
    2: an idle worthless person [syn: goldbrick, goof-off,
       ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-
       naught]
    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
    v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my
         inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted
         her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little
         change" [syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick,
         nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct,
         gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con]
    2: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked
       his duties" [syn: fiddle, shirk, shrink from,
       goldbrick]