Verb
- 1. flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on, deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
- usage: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
- 2. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate, be
- usage: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
- 3. fox, spot
- usage: become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
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