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lura — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bamboozle verb To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
  • cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
  • con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
  • deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
  • dupe verb To trick or deceive someone, usually to gain something from them.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • hoax noun Something made up on purpose to trick or deceive people.
  • scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
  • sucker noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.
  • trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.

Senses

lura is used for these senses in English:

  • bamboozle (transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
  • cheat (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
  • con (transitive, informal) To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.
  • deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.
  • dupe To swindle, deceive, or trick.
  • fool (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
  • hoax (transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.
  • scam (ambitransitive) To defraud or embezzle.

bamboozle — full definition

  1. verb To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
  2. verb To confuse, frustrate or perplex.

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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