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Dictionary: take-in   (tāk'ĭn')
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n. Informal
The act or an instance of swindling or cheating; a deception.


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noun

    An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end: artifice, deception, device, dodge, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile. Informal shenanigan. See honest/dishonest, means.

 
 
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