Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, tricks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Of one's eyes, mind, etc.: to deceive or mislead one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
deceive somebody
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: flim-flam, play a joke on, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Narrower terms: snooker
History
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Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
