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101outwit — v. a. 1. Outgeneral, out manoeuvre, baffle, steal a march upon. 2. Overreach, cheat, dupe, deceive, circumvent, swindle, defraud, victimize, cozen, gull, diddle, take in, impose upon …
102outsmart — verb buyers and sellers attempt to outsmart each other Syn: outwit, outmaneuver, outplay, steal a march on, trick, get the better of; informal outfox, pull a fast one on, put one over on …
103outwit — verb the murderers always thought they could outwit Columbo, but of course they couldn t Syn: outsmart, outmaneuver, outplay, steal a march on, trick, gull, get the better of, euchre; informal outfox, pull a fast one on, put one over on …
104deceive — v mislead, misinform, misguide, sail under false colors; delude, fool, take in, throw dust in the eyes of, pull the wool over the eyes of, Inf. slip or pass [s.t.] over on, slip or pass one over on; cozen, dupe, gull, defraud, cheat; rook,… …
105defraud — v cheat, rook, victimize, chouse, skin, fleece, bilk, swindle; steal a march on, cog, Sl. take, Sl. snooker; fool, cozen, dupe, delude, take in, throw dust in the eyes of, pull the wool over the eyes of, Inf. slip or pass [s.t.] over on; hoodwink …
106forestall — v 1. preclude, prevent, hinder, thwart, frustrate; obviate, intercept, obstruct, sidetrack, avert, ward off, stave off, fend off, parry, divert, avoid; nip in the bud, squelch in its infancy. 2. anticipate, be beforehand, get ahead of, steal a… …
107jump — v 1. spring, leap, hop, vault, bound, buck, pounce; skip, caper, Inf. hippety hop, leapfrog; frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, bob, bounce; high jump, broad jump, pole vault; upleap, upswing, caracole, curvet, gambado. 2. rise up, scart, start up,… …
108lead — I v 1. guide, conduct, marshal, usher, escort, convoy; take the lead, lead the way. See lead(def.8). 2. precede, antecede, come or go before, come first, go ahead of, go in advance; rate, rank, outrank, have precedence, have priority. 3.… …
109mislead — v lead astray, misguide, misdirect, misinform, Sl. give [s.o.] a bum steer, throw [s.o.] off the scent; delude, deceive, fool, take in, throw dust in the eyes of, pull the wool over the eyes of, slip or pass one over on; cozen, dupe, gull,… …
110outsmart — v 1. get the better of, get the best of, Inf. euchre out; trick, hoax, take in, Inf. slip one over on [s.o.]Sl. pull a fast one on [s.o.]Sl. snow, Sl. hornswoggle; dupe, deceive, beguile, gull, pigeon, humbug, bamboozle, fool, befool, make a fool …
