English noun: dupe | |||
1. | dupe (person) a person who is tricked or swindled | ||
Synonyms | victim | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | butt, chump, easy mark, fall guy, fool, goat, gull, lamb, laughingstock, mark, mug, patsy, sitting duck, soft touch, stooge, sucker | ||
English verb: dupe | |||
1. | dupe (communication) fool or hoax | ||
Samples | The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone. You can't fool me!. | ||
Synonyms | befool, cod, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | betray, deceive, lead astray | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | kid, pull the leg of | ||