chouse

Meaning

Verb

1. To handle roughly, as by chasing or scaring.
2. To handle, to take care of.
3. To cause undesirable activity in livestock, such as running.

Noun

1. (obsolete) One who is easily cheated; a gullible person.
2. (obsolete) A trick; a sham.
3. (obsolete) A swindler.

Synonyms

cheat

jockey

chicane

screw

shaft

swindle

trick

hoodwink

outsmart

gull

bilk

bunco

circumvent

cod

fraud

bamboozle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃaʊ̯s/