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WELCH
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they welch ... he / she / it welches
Past simple: welched
-ing form: welching
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
Synonyms:
welch; welsh
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "welch" is one way to...):
cheat; chisel; rip off (deprive somebody of something by deceit)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s