Definition of swindles:
(v) :
(ambitransitive) To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.
(v) :
(transitive) To defraud.
(n) :
An instance of swindling.
(n) :
Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be.
(v) :
(chess) For a player in a losing position to play a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.
(n) :
(chess) An instance wherein a player in a losing position plays a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.