To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation

• four-flush

  1. A five-card poker hand containing four cards in the same suit.

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• have

  1. To be in possession of:
  2. To possess as a characteristic, quality, or function:
  3. To possess or contain as a constituent part:

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• bamboozle

  1. To deceive or dupe; hoodwink.
  2. To confuse; bewilder.

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• trick

  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank:
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act:

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• take-in

  1. The act or an instance of swindling or cheating; a deception.

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• mislead

  1. To lead in the wrong direction.
  2. To give a wrong impression or lead toward a wrong conclusion, especially by intentionally deceiving.

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• humbug

  1. Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
  2. A person who claims to be other than what he or she is; an impostor.
  3. Nonsense; rubbish.

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• hoodwink

  1. To deceive or swindle by deception.
  2. To blindfold.
  3. To conceal.

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• fool

  1. One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding.
  2. One who acts unwisely on a given occasion:
  3. One who has been tricked or made to appear ridiculous; a dupe:

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• dupe

  1. A person who is easily deceived or is used to carry out the designs of another.
  2. To deceive (an unwary person).

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• double-cross

  1. To betray by acting in contradiction to a prior agreement.
  2. An act of betraying an ally, friend, or associate.
  3. A cross in which each parent is the product of a single cross. It can be represented as AB x CD, where A, B, C, and D are inbred lines.

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• deceive

  1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
  2. To catch by guile; ensnare.
  3. To practice deceit.

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• cozen

  1. To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
  2. To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
  3. To obtain by deceit or persuasion.

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• bluff

  1. To engage in a false display of confidence or aggression in order to deceive or intimidate someone:
  2. To make a display of aggression, as by charging or baring the teeth, as a means of intimidating another animal.
  3. To try to mislead opponents in a card game by heavy betting on a poor hand or by little or no betting on a good one.

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• betray

  1. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against:
  2. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance:
  3. To be false or disloyal to:

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• beguile

  1. To deceive by guile or charm:
  2. To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat:
  3. To distract the attention of; divert:

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