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How to sign: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Similiar / Same: dupery, hoax, fraud, fraudulence, humbug
Categories: chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile
Within this category: goldbrick, Piltdown man
How to sign: put clothing on one's body
"What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans";
Similiar / Same: don, get into, wear, assume
Categories: dress, get dressed
Within this category: hat, scarf, slip on, try on
How to sign: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
Similiar / Same: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, charade, pasquinade, mockery, burlesque, travesty, takeoff
Categories: caricature, imitation, impersonation
How to sign: fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!";
Similiar / Same: dupe, cod, put one over, put one across, gull, slang, befool, take in, fool
Categories: betray, deceive, lead astray
Within this category: pull the leg of
How to sign: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
Similiar / Same: antic, prank, joke, trick, caper
Categories: diversion, recreation
Within this category: dirty trick, practical joke
