bilk (verb)
51hoax — I noun artifice, beguilement, canard, cheat, chicanery, circumvention, counterfeit, cozenage, deceit, deception, defraudation, delusion, device, dupery, duplicity, fabrication, fake, false alarm, false report, falsification, fraud, fraudulence,… …
52hoodwink — I verb be dishonest, befool, beguile, blind, blindfold, cheat, cozen, deceive, defraud, delude, dupe, fallere, hoax, inludere, inveigle, ludificari, make a fool of, misinform, mislead, mystify, outwit, puzzle, swindle, trick associated concepts:… …
53inveigle — in·vei·gle /in vā gəl, vē / vt in·vei·gled, in·vei·gling: to lure by false representations or other deceit whoever unlawfully...inveigle s, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away and holds for ransom or reward or otherwise any person...shall… …
54misinform — I verb conceal, create a false impression, deceive, delude, distort, exaggerate, falsa docere, falsify, give a false impression, misadvise, miscolor, misdirect, miseducate, misguide, misinstruct, mislead, misrepresent, misstate, misteach,… …
55pilfer — pil·fer / pil fər/ vi: to steal esp. in small amounts and often again and again accused of pilfer ing from passenger luggage vt: to steal or steal from esp. in small quantities found pilfer ing goods from a store he was guarding pil·fer·age / pil …
56trick — I noun antic, artifice, bunko, canard, caper, caprice, contrivance, deception, decoy, delusion, device, dodge, escapade, evasion, expedient, fake, false pretense, feint, fraud, gimmick, hoax, illusion, imposture, instinct, intrigue, knavery,… …
57burn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. oxidize, consume; blaze, flame; fire; sear, char, scorch; destroy. See heat, desire, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blister, scorch, scald, wound, impairment, trauma, first degree burn, second… …
58crook — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bend, curve, hook; thief, robber. See curvature, illegality, stealing, evildoer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [*Criminal] Syn. swindler, thief, rogue; see criminal . 2. [A bend] Syn. hook, V, notch; see… …
59do — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perform, achieve, contrive, manage; solve, finish, work out; serve, render; informal, swindle, defraud. See action, completion, production. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To discharge one s… …
60gull — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dupe, pigeon. v. t. cheat, trick. See deception, credulity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sucker, dope, dupe, sap, puppet; see also fool 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A person who is easily deceived …
