English verb: play tricks | |||
| 1. | play tricks (social) deceive somebody | ||
| Samples | 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, pull a fast one on, trick | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | snooker | ||