verb
- Subject to a playful hoax or joke.
- synonyms: hoax, pull someone's leg
- Deceive somebody.
- usage: "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
- synonyms: flim-flam, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
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