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HOAX

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Synonyms:

dupery; fraud; fraudulence; hoax; humbug; put-on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hoax" is a kind of...):

chicane; chicanery; guile; shenanigan; trickery; wile (the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hoax"):

goldbrick (anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless)

Derivation:

hoax (subject to a playful hoax or joke)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subject to a playful hoax or joke

Synonyms:

hoax; play a joke on; pull someone's leg

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "hoax" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

hoax (something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage)

hoaxer (someone who plays practical jokes on others)

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