play+false
111have — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. own, hold, retain, possess, keep, maintain. See possession. n., informal, rich person (see money). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be in possession of] Syn. possess, take unto oneself, hold; see own 1 . 2.… …
112hoodwink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. delude, deceive, fool, hoax; blind. See deception, blindness, concealment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. blind, cheat, outwit; see deceive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dupe, mislead, deceive,… …
113humbug — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deceiver, imposter, pretender; deception, hoax, fraud; charlatanry. See falsehood. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Deception] Syn. lie, fraud, hoax, sham; see deception 1 , fake , nonsense . 2. [An impostor]… …
114mislead — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. deceive, delude, lead astray. See error, deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. delude, cheat, deceive, defraud, cozen, bilk, take in, overreach, outwit, ensnare, trick, enmesh, entangle, victimize,… …
115take in — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To include] Syn. embrace, comprise, incorporate; see include 1 . 2. [To understand] Syn. comprehend, apprehend, perceive; see understand 1 . 3. [*To cheat] Syn. swindle, lie, defraud; see deceive . 4. [To give hospitality… …
116cozen — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, deceive, delude, double cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick. Informal: bamboozle, have …
117four-flush — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Slang. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick. Informal:… …
118cheat — I. v. a. Defraud, trick, deceive, dupe, gull, overreach, jockey, cozen, chouse, outwit, bamboozle, circumvent, delude, hoodwink, beguile, mislead, cajole, inveigle, gammon, impose upon, take in, swindle, victimize, practise on, entrap, ensnare,… …
119cover — v 1. protect, shield, shelter, place under cover; conceal, hide, house, secrete, ensconce, cache, bury. 2. overlay, overspread, blanket, mantle, canopy, carpet, pave, film, coat, layer; overgrow, overrun, envelop; overlie, overlap, extend over or …
120deceive — v mislead, misinform, misguide, sail under false colors; delude, fool, take in, throw dust in the eyes of, pull the wool over the eyes of, Inf. slip or pass [s.t.] over on, slip or pass one over on; cozen, dupe, gull, defraud, cheat; rook,… …
