Befool :
mashtroj
Synonyms :
Dupe, Put on, Take in, Slang, Put one over, Cod, Gull, Fool
Dupe, Put on, Take in, Slang, Put one over, Cod, Gull, Fool
English Meaning :
(Verb : Make a fool or dupe of)
(Verb : Make a fool or dupe of)
Example : Whatever little contact they establish in the remote areas the villagers befool them by telling one thing and doing another.
Whatever little contact they establish in the remote areas the villagers befool them by telling one thing and doing another.
Besot :
mashtroj
English Meaning :
(Verb : Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation)
(Verb : Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation)
Cozen :
mashtroj
Synonyms :
Delude, Lead on, Deceive
English Meaning :
(Verb : Be false to; be dishonest with)
(Verb : Be false to; be dishonest with)
Example : he was able to cozen a profit
he was able to cozen a profit
Defalcate :
mashtroj
Synonyms :
Misappropriate, Peculate, Embezzle, Malversate
Misappropriate, Peculate, Embezzle, Malversate
English Meaning :
(Verb : Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care)
(Verb : Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care)
Example : Almost all officials in the country are corrupt although the amounts of money which they defalcate are various.
Almost all officials in the country are corrupt although the amounts of money which they defalcate are various.
Diddle :
mashtroj
Synonyms :
Fiddle, Play, Toy
English Meaning :
(Verb : Deprive of by deceit)
(Verb : Deprive of by deceit)
Example : Make sure you take advice from a solicitor who will be able to tell you if an agency is trying to diddle you or not!
Make sure you take advice from a solicitor who will be able to tell you if an agency is trying to diddle you or not!
Flimflam :
mashtroj
Synonyms :
Con, Sting, Bunco, Confidence game, Hustle, Confidence trick, Bunko, Gyp, Con game, Fob, Pull a fast one on, Trick, Play tricks, Play a joke on, Play a trick on, Fox
Con, Sting, Bunco, Confidence game, Hustle, Confidence trick, Bunko, Gyp, Con game, Fob, Pull a fast one on, Trick, Play tricks, Play a joke on, Play a trick on, Fox
English Meaning :
(Noun : A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property)
(Noun : A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property)
Example : The only justification for this bipartisan legislative flimflam is that a prescription-drug benefit needs a certain number of holes to come in at a mandated 10-year cost of $400 billion.
The only justification for this bipartisan legislative flimflam is that a prescription-drug benefit needs a certain number of holes to come in at a mandated 10-year cost of $400 billion.
Hoodwink :
mashtroj
Synonyms :
Deceive, Juggle, Snow
English Meaning :
(Verb : Influence by slyness)
(Verb : Influence by slyness)
Example : I believe it's another attempt to hoodwink the population that they are doing something about crime.
I believe it's another attempt to hoodwink the population that they are doing something about crime.
Juggle :
mashtroj
Synonyms :
Handle, Manage, Deal with, Multitask, Juggling
Handle, Manage, Deal with, Multitask, Juggling
English Meaning :
(Noun : The act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression)
(Verb : Influence by slyness)
(Noun : The act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression)
(Verb : Influence by slyness)
Example : Yes, we all still work day jobs and at times it's difficult to juggle a full-time band a full-time job.
Yes, we all still work day jobs and at times it's difficult to juggle a full-time band a full-time job.
Word Example from TV Shows :
Now, do you JUGGLE these
or are you missing seven?
The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 19
Now, do you JUGGLE these
or are you missing seven?
The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 19
Mislead :
mashtroj
Synonyms :
Deceive, Misinform, Lead astray
Deceive, Misinform, Lead astray
English Meaning :
(Verb : Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions)
(Verb : Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions)
Example : I used to lie and I still lie really, not to mislead anybody but to entertain people.
I used to lie and I still lie really, not to mislead anybody but to entertain people.
Word Example from TV Shows :
Well, no, no, I didn't want to MISLEAD you
after you asked me out.
The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 14
Well, no, no, I didn't want to MISLEAD you
after you asked me out.
The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 14
Mump :
mashtroj
Palter :
mashtroj
Synonyms :
Beat around the bush, Prevaricate, Tergiversate, Equivocate
Beat around the bush, Prevaricate, Tergiversate, Equivocate
English Meaning :
(Verb : Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)
(Verb : Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)
Example : if you palter or double in your answers, I will have thee hung alive in an iron chain
if you palter or double in your answers, I will have thee hung alive in an iron chain
Ready up :
mashtroj
Take for a ride :
mashtroj
