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Nouns (6)

fob

n. an adornment that hangs from a watch chain

fob, watch pocket

n. a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch

fob, watch chain, watch guard

n. short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest

Verbs (8)

flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on

v. deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

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Adjectives (2)

free on board, FOB

adj. (of a cargo shipment) transported to and loaded onto a ship without a charge to the buyer

Fuzzynyms (25)

juggle, beguile, hoodwink

v. influence by slyness

wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

entice, lure, tempt

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

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

seduce

v. lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"

make, pretend, make believe

v. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"

outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent

v. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

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Antonyms (0)

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