(v) deprive somebody of something by deceit, Syn. rip off, chisel, Example:The con-man beat me out of $50; This salesman ripped us off!; we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme; They chiseled me out of my money
[はがす(P);へがす, hagasu (P); hegasu] (v5s, vt) to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to disrobe; to deprive of; to detach; to disconnect; (P)#13111