ма́мя — meaning in English

English meaning

• cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
• cozen verb To become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with.
• deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
• dupe verb To trick or deceive someone, usually to gain something from them.
• guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
• hustle verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
• rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
• scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
• screw noun A metal fastener with a spiral thread, driven in with a twisting motion to hold materials together.
• sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
• spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.

Senses

ма́мя is used for these senses in English:

• cozen (archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. [from late 16th c.]
• deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.
• dupe To swindle, deceive, or trick.
• guile To deceive, beguile, bewile.
• hustle (transitive) To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially.
• rook (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
• scam (ambitransitive) To defraud or embezzle.
• screw (transitive) To extort or practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.

cheat — full definition

1. verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
2. verb To be sexually or romantically unfaithful to a partner.
3. verb To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
4. noun A person who cheats, or an act of cheating.

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