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English meaning

  • occult adj Relating to magic, mysticism, or supernatural practices.
  • shill noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.

Senses

藏 is used for these senses in English:

  • occult (transitive, astronomy) To cover or hide from view.
  • shill (pejorative, intransitive, transitive) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly; sometimes extended sarcastically even to those not paid but strongly biased in favor.

occult — full definition

  1. adj Relating to magic, mysticism, or supernatural practices.
  2. adj Hidden from ordinary knowledge or view.
  3. verb To hide or block from view.
  4. noun Supernatural beliefs, practices, or phenomena, considered as a whole.

shill — full definition

  1. noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.
  2. noun An accomplice who bids up prices at an auction or lures players into a gambling game.
  3. verb To promote something in exchange for payment, especially dishonestly.
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