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gyp

/ɡɪp/

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noun

/ɡɪp/B2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее мошенничество или обман, обычно связанное с шулерством в азартных играх или убеждением кого-либо купить никчёмную собственность.

A noun referring to a swindle or fraud, typically involving cheating in gambling or persuading someone to buy worthless property.

  1. Swindle or fraudB2informal

    An act of cheating or swindling someone, often by selling something worthless or by dishonest means.

    ruОбман или мошенничество

    • He realized too late that the deal was a complete gyp.
    • The investment turned out to be a gyp, and he lost all his money.
    • She felt she had been taken for a gyp when the product broke immediately.

    Synonymscheatconfraudhustleracketscamswindle

Forms
  • gyps plural form
  • gyps' possessive plural form
  • gyp's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

/dʒɪp/formalobsolete
  • ruГлагол, означающий обманывать или мошенничать по отношению к кому-либо, в настоящее время считается оскорбительным и устаревшим.

A verb meaning to cheat or swindle someone, now considered offensive and archaic.

  1. To cheat or swindleB2informal

    To deprive someone of something through deceit or dishonest means.

    ruОбманывать или мошенничать

    • He was gypped out of his savings by a con artist.
    • They gyp the tourists by charging exorbitant prices.
    • She felt she had been gypped when she received a defective product.
    • Don't let anyone gyp you out of what you deserve.

    Synonymsbilkcheatcondeceivedefrauddupefleecehoodwinkrip offrookscamswindletrick

Forms
  • gypped past participle
  • gypped past simple
  • gypping present participle
  • gyps third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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