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  • 101hocus — v 1. trick, practice trickery or deception upon, deceive, hoodwink, jockey; dupe, gull, take in, cozen, befool, Archaic. chouse; humbug, Inf. flimflam, Inf. practice upon; cheat, bilk, swindle, defraud, palm off, job, victimize, diddle; hoax,… …

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  • 102hocus-pocus — n 1. mumbo jumbo, abracadabra, open sesame, magic word, magic formula; incantation, chant, invocation, conjuration, conjuring, evocation. 2. juggler s trick, jugglery, sleight of hand, legerdemain, prestidigitation, Brit. hanky panky; feint,… …

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  • 103infatuate — v 1. stultify, besot, befool, make a fool of, Sl. make a monkey of. 2. enamor, endear, win or capture one s heart, take the fancy of, Inf. make a hit with; charm, captivate, intrigue, allure, beguile, turn one s head, Sl. turn on; entrance,… …

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  • 104kid — I n 1. doeling, young or baby goat; goat, ibex; doe, nanny goat, nanny, nan, she goat; buck, ram, billy goat, billy, he goat. 2. kidskin, goatskin, doeskin, leather, tanned hide or skin, hide skin; doeskins, kid gloves, leather gloves. 3.Informal …

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  • 105outsmart — v 1. get the better of, get the best of, Inf. euchre out; trick, hoax, take in, Inf. slip one over on [s.o.]Sl. pull a fast one on [s.o.]Sl. snow, Sl. hornswoggle; dupe, deceive, beguile, gull, pigeon, humbug, bamboozle, fool, befool, make a fool …

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  • 106outwit — v 1. outsmart, outthink, overreach, get the better of, get the best of, Inf. euchre out; out maneuver, outflank, outjockey; outdo, outperform, outplay, outgeneral, outguess; finesse, work or get around, circumvent, evade, elude, frustrate, steal… …

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  • 107put — v 1. place, pose, set, lay; drop, Inf. plop, Inf. plunk, Inf. plank, plump; park, station, post, stand; plant, implant, imbed; perch, mount, deposit; situate, locate, emplace, position, center; dispose, allocate, install, collocate, spot,… …

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  • 108coax — /koʊks / (say kohks) verb (t) 1. to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc. 2. to get or win by coaxing. 3. Obsolete to fondle. 4. Obsolete to befool. –verb (i) 5. to use gentle persuasion, etc. {obsolete cokes (noun) fool; of doubtful… …

  • 109fun — /fʌn / (say fun) noun 1. enjoyment or amusement. –verb (i) (funned, funning) 2. Colloquial to act in a joking way. –adjective Colloquial 3. providing enjoyment or entertainment: a fun place to be. 4. lively and entertaining: a fun person. 5.… …

  • 110fun — n. & adj. n. 1 amusement, esp. lively or playful. 2 a source of this. 3 (in full fun and games) exciting or amusing goings on. adj. disp. colloq. amusing, entertaining, enjoyable (a fun thing to do). Phrases and idioms: for fun (or for the fun of …

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