chicane

Noun

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

• a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file

• a bridge hand that is void of trumps

Verb

• raise trivial objections

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  trickery , chicanery , guile , wile , shenanigan , cavil , carp , cheat , chouse , shaft , screw , jockey