What does take-in mean?
Take-in means A fraud or deception..
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/ˈteɪkˌɪn/ · noun
A fraud or deception..
‘Ma'am,’ cried Mr Sheridan, turning to me abruptly, ‘you should send and order him not, – it is a take in, and ought to be forbid […].’
Use take-in when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Take-in means A fraud or deception..
Common synonyms include deception, deceit, dupery, fiddle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘Ma'am,’ cried Mr Sheridan, turning to me abruptly, ‘you should send and order him not, – it is a take in, and ought to be forbid […].’
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