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GIP
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Irregular inflected forms: gipped , gipping
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
Synonyms:
gip; gyp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("gip" is a kind of...):
cheat; rig; swindle (the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme)
Domain usage:
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
Derivation:
gip ((sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle
Example:
the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
Synonyms:
gip; gyp
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "gip" is one way to...):
cheat; chisel; rip off (deprive somebody of something by deceit)
Domain usage:
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Derivation:
gip ((sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating)
