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English verb: play a joke on | |||
| 1. | play a joke on (social) subject to a playful hoax or joke | ||
| Synonyms | hoax, pull someone's leg | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | ||
| 2. | play a joke on (social) deceive somebody | ||
| Samples | We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week. | ||
| Synonyms | flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | snooker | ||
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