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v. take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

v. deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

victimize, victimise, make a victim of

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

bunco, con, gyp, swindle, rook, mulct, nobble, diddle, defraud

v. deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

use, behave toward

v. habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"

deposit, stick, wedge, lodge

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

catch, hitch

v. to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"

snag

v. catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"

mesh, enmesh, ensnarl

v. entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

ambush, still-hunt

v. hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

sack, net, clear, sack up

v. make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"

hook, pluck, soak, plume, fleece, overcharge, surcharge, gazump, rob

v. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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