4
entangle(verb, take, catch, cheat, trick)
4
fake(noun, draw, trick, deception, call)
4
net(take, catch, trick, deception, trap)
4
persuade(verb, draw, influence, stimulate, excite)
4
rope in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, catch)
4
spread the toils(expression, idiom, deception)
4
stool pigeon(noun, trap, bait, informer)
4
suck in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, draw)
4
sweet-talk(verb, charm, persuade, deceive, tease)
4
wile(noun, verb, trick, deception, lie)
3
allurement(noun, draw, fake, pull, trap)
3
baited trap(noun, expression, idiom, deception, trap)
3
bat the eyes(expression, idiom)
3
birdlime
3
blind(noun, trap, bait)
3
cheat(noun, person, lie, fraud, phony)
3
chicane(noun, trick, lie, trap, sham)
3
chicanery(noun, trap, bait)
3
come on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charm, persuade)
3
con(verb, influence, trick, charm, deception)
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