chicana — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
chicana is used for these senses in English:
- baffle A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.
- cavil A petty or trivial objection or criticism.
- chicanery (uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
baffle — full definition
- verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
- verb To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.
- verb Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing.
- verb To dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control (a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound).
chicanery — full definition
- noun Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
- noun An individual act of trickery or deception.
- noun The quality of being inclined to trickery or deceitfulness.