| April fool |
one upon whom a trick or practical joke is played on April Fools' Day. |
| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. [1/2 definitions] |
| bamboozle |
(informal) to trick by deceptive claims, flattery, or the like; deceive. [1/2 definitions] |
| caper1 |
a playful trick or adventure; silly act. [1/3 definitions] |
| catch |
a hidden trick or flaw in something. [1/13 definitions] |
| cheat |
to make the victim of a hoax; trick; fool. [1/11 definitions] |
| chicanery |
a trick. [1/2 definitions] |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| curve |
a misleading trick. [1/7 definitions] |
| deceit |
a means of misleading, tricking, or cheating; trick; stratagem. [1/3 definitions] |
| deceive |
to cause to believe something that is not true; trick or fool. |
| deception |
the means of causing someone to be deceived; trick; lie; fraud. [1/2 definitions] |
| device |
a trick or scheme. [1/2 definitions] |
| dirty tricks |
(sing.) any unethical, unfair, or callously hurtful trick practiced on someone. [1/2 definitions] |
| dodge |
a trick or plan to avoid having to do something difficult or to fool someone. [1/5 definitions] |
| dupe |
to fool or trick; mislead. [1/3 definitions] |
| ensnare |
to trap, trick, or catch. |
| entrap |
to trick into confessing or contradicting oneself. [2/4 definitions] |
| fall for |
(informal) to accept as valid; be deceived by (something that is a trick or a lie). [1/2 definitions] |
| feint |
a false movement that is meant to trick an opponent by taking attention away from the real target. [1/2 definitions] |
| finagle |
to cheat, trick, or persuade by deception. [1/3 definitions] |