gyp
verb (used with or without object)
to defraud or rob by some sharp practice; swindle; cheat.
had been gypping
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past perfect progressiveof gyp.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Last week C.P.S. was shocked to its bone marrow: 200 or more doctors had been gypping the plan by charging it for services they had never rendered.
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