chicane in WordNet English dictionary

1. raise trivial objections
   cavil  carp  chicane 
   
2. defeat someone through trickery or deceit
   cheat  chouse  shaft  screw  chicane  jockey 
   

1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
   trickery  chicanery  chicane  guile  wile  shenanigan 
   
2. a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
   chicane 
   
3. a bridge hand that is void of trumps
   chicane