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spoof collapse: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"

chicane collapse: a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file; a bridge hand that is void of trumps

blindfold collapse: a cloth used to cover the eyes; wearing a blindfold; cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing; "the hostage was blindfolded and driven away"

bamboozle collapse: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

outsmart collapse

mislead collapse: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

outwit collapse: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

hoax collapse: subject to a playful hoax or joke

prey collapse: animal hunted or caught for food; a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"; profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"

defraud collapse

foist collapse: insert surreptitiously or without warrant; to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"

flummox collapse

deceive collapse: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"; be false to; be dishonest with

victimize collapse: punish unjustly; deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"; make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

bedazzle collapse

gull collapse: mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs; fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"

betray collapse: reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"; deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

circumvent collapse

bandage collapse: a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body; dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision"

darken collapse: make dark or darker; "darken a room"; become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"; tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"; become or make darker; "The screen darkened"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"

beguile collapse

kid collapse: young goat; soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves"; be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

cheat collapse: a deception for profit to yourself; defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit; 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"; engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"

dazzle collapse: brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily; amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"; to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"

eclipse collapse: one celestial body obscures another; cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"; cause an eclipse of; of celestial bodies; "The moon eclipsed the sun"

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