Grift

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪft

Noun

Grift (plural Grifts)

1. a confidence game or swindle.

   as in "What's the Grift?" or "What are you trying to pull?"

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:deception

Verb

Grift (third-person singular simple present Grifts, present participle Grifting, simple past and past participle Grifted)

1. (transitive) To obtain illegally, as by con game.
2. (intransitive) To obtain money illegally.