chicane
- n a bridge hand that is void of trumps
- n a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
- n the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
- v defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- v raise trivial objections
- Grand Prix drivers like to talk about the rubber they burn when drifting through a chicane.
- LettersOstrich HeadsSirs: Bitter it is for me to learn that the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science used false and chicane.
- It is likely to wane rather than wax unless directly or indirectly assisted by force and chicane.