/ Dictionary / Index S swindle: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: swin•dle Pronunciation: (swin'dl), [key] — v., n. -dled, -dling, —v.t. to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets. to obtain by fraud or deceit. —v.i. to put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous trickery to defraud others; cheat. —n. an act of swindling or a fraudulent transaction or scheme. anything deceptive; a fraud: This advertisement is a real swindle. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: swindle (Thesaurus) Swinburne swindled Related Content Daily Word Quiz: procrastinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language