Language Analysis of Afton. 1  The name Afton has 2 syllables. 2  The name Afton begins with the letter A. 3  Baby names that sound like Afton: Abdon. Abdone.  Baby names that are similar to Afton: Aaron. Aarone.
swindle. 1  to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets. 2  to obtain by fraud or deceit. 3  to put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous trickery to defraud others; cheat. 4  an act of swindling or a fraudulent transaction or scheme. 5  anything deceptive; a fraud: This advertisement is a real swindle.
Synonym Discussion of DEFRAUD. cheat, cozen, defraud, swindle mean to get something by dishonesty or deception. cheat suggests using trickery that escapes observation. cozen implies artful persuading or flattering to attain a thing or a purpose.