shark

shark
n
1. swindler, cheat, cheater, fraud, highbinder, confidence man, Sl. con man, Sl. flimflam man, bunko artist, crook, chiseler; sharper, Sl. city slicker, Inf. fast talker, Inf. hawk. See swindler.
2.Slang. expert, adept, master, professional, Inf. pro, Inf. ace, Inf. crackerjack, star, Sl. no slouch.
v
3. steal, cheat, defraud, fleece, rook, gull, Archaic. chouse; overcharge, Sl. soak, Inf. gyp, Sl. chisel, Sl. gaff, pluck, mulct; victimize, exploit, play on or upon, take advantage of, Inf. do, Sl. burn.

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  • Shark — Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shark — (engl. für „Hai“) steht für: Personen: Rolf Shark (eigentlich: Karl Hans Koizar; 1922–2005), österreichischer Schriftsteller, Autor der Bob Barring Serie Gegenstände / Dienstleistungen: Shark 3D, eine Middleware für Computerspiele, Videospiele… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shark 3D — is a middleware from Spinor for computer, video games and realtime 3D applications.DescriptionShark 3D is a middleware for 3D applications and is mainly used in computer games, broadcasting, and industrial simulation. Shark 3D is developed by… …   Wikipedia

  • Shark 3D — Игровой движок (Список) Разработчик Spinor GmbH Аппаратная платформа IBM PC совместимый компьютер Xbox Xbox 360 PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Wii Поддерживаемая …   Википедия

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  • Shark — (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Shark peut faire référence à : Shark, un fabricant de casques de moto Shark, une série télévisée américaine SHARK peut faire référence… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shark 3D — ist eine Middleware der Firma Spinor für Computerspiele und andere Echtzeit Computergrafik Anwendungen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 2 Bekannte Kunden 3 Siehe auch 4 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • shark — [ʆɑːk ǁ ʆɑːrk] noun [countable] informal FINANCE someone who cheats other people out of money, especially by giving bad financial advice: • Never do business with these sharks. ˈloan shark FINANCE someone who lends money at very high rates of… …   Financial and business terms

  • shark — [ʃa:k US ʃa:rk] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Origin unknown.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from German schurke bad man ; influenced by SHARK1] 1.) plural shark or …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shark — shark; shark·ish; shark·let; shark·like; …   English syllables

  • shark — Ⅰ. shark [1] ► NOUN ▪ a long bodied cartilaginous marine fish, typically predatory and voracious, with a prominent dorsal fin. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. shark [2] ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who exploits or swindles others …   English terms dictionary

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