Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb welch
1 sense of welch
Sense 1
welsh, welch -- (cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt)
=> cheat, rip off, chisel -- (deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money")