chicane vs fraud

fraud vs chicane

chicane and fraud both are nouns.

chicane is a verb but fraud is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chicane	Yes	No	Yes	No
fraud	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fraud is a hyponym of chicane; that is, fraud is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chicane:

chicane: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
fraud: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Other hyponyms of chicane include dupery, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on, jugglery.

chicane (noun)	fraud (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)	intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
a bridge hand that is void of trumps	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
	a person who makes deceitful pretenses

chicane (verb)	fraud (verb)
raise trivial objections
defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Difference between chicane and fraud

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