Nouns (0)
Verbs (7)
frame, set up, ensnare
v. take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
trap, trammel, snare, ensnare
v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (45)
cheat, sell short, rip off
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
Synonyms (6)
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"
Antonyms (0)
entrap
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