Swindle vs Finesse - What's the difference?

In transitive terms the difference between swindle and finesse

is that swindle is to defraud (someone) while finesse is to evade.

(swindl)

To defraud (someone).

''The two men swindled the company out of $160,000.

To obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

* (to be swindled) be sold a pup * (to defraud) swizz (informal, mainly British)

(en noun)

An instance of .

* scheme, swizz (informal, mainly British)

(uncountable) The property of having grace, elegance, skill, or balance.

(uncountable) Skill in handling of a situation.

(countable) An adroit maneuver.

(countable, bridge) A technique which allows one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponent.

(finess)

(ambitransitive, card games) To play (a card) as a finesse (see noun sense above).

To handle or manage carefully or skillfully.

To evade.