Associations to the word «Chicane»

Wiktionary

CHICANE, noun. (road transport) (motor racing) A temporary barrier, or serpentine curve, on a vehicular path, especially one designed to reduce speed.
CHICANE, noun. (bridge) The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honours.
CHICANE, noun. Chicanery.
CHICANE, verb. (intransitive) To use chicanery, tricks or subterfuge.
CHICANE, verb. (transitive) To deceive.

Dictionary definition

CHICANE, noun. A bridge hand that is void of trumps.
CHICANE, noun. A movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file.
CHICANE, noun. The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
CHICANE, verb. Defeat someone through trickery or deceit.
CHICANE, verb. Raise trivial objections.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley