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    PLAY A TRICK ON

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Deceive somebodyplay

    Example:

    We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week

    Synonyms:

    flim-flam; fob; fox; play a joke on; play a trick on; play tricks; pull a fast one on; trick

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "play a trick on" is one way to...):

    cozen; deceive; delude; lead on (be false to; be dishonest with)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "play a trick on"):

    snooker (fool or dupe)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

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