Definitions

1. verb

to cheat or swindle, especially by pretending to perform a service and then refusing to do so

“The contractor tried to gyp the customer out of their down payment.”

2. verb

to scrape or clean by scraping

“She gyped the old paint off the wall.”

3. noun

a swindle or cheat

“He fell victim to a gyp and lost all his savings.”

4. noun

a type of small, sparrow-like bird

“The gyp perched on the windowsill, singing its song.”

5. noun

a type of small, dark-colored lizard

“The gyp scurried across the rocky terrain.”