Nouns (11)
seagull, sea gull
n. mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
mark, fish, sucker, mug, chump, fool, patsy, schlemiel, fall guy
n. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Verbs (12)
fool, dupe, befool
v. make a fool or dupe of
cod, slang, fool, dupe, put on, take in, befool, put one across, put one over on
v. fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
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Fuzzynyms (31)
scapegoat, whipping boy
n. someone punished for the errors of others
changeling, idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, half-wit, retard
n. a person of subnormal intelligence
prey, quarry, target, hunted person
n. a person who is hunted
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"
bilk
v. cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
sham, assume, feign, pretend, dissemble, simulate
v. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
circumvent, outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox
v. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
misinform, mislead, inform wrongly
v. give false or misleading information to
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gull
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