Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
deprive somebody of something by deceit;
- Example: "The con-man beat me out of $50"- Example: "This salesman ripped us off!"- Example: "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"- Example: "They chiseled me out of my money"[syn: cheat, rip off, chisel]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rip off
v 1: deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat
me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were
cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me
out of my money" [syn: cheat, rip off, chisel]