Akademik

play a joke on

verb

1. deceive somebody

- We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week

• Syn:

• Derivationally related forms: ↑fox (for: ↑fox), ↑trick (for: ↑trick), ↑tricker (for: ↑trick), ↑trickery (for: ↑trick), ↑flimflam (for: ↑flim-flam)

• Hypernyms: ↑deceive, ↑lead on, ↑delude, ↑cozen

• Hyponyms: ↑snooker

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s somebody

- Somebody ——s somebody into V-ing something
(for: ↑trick)

2. subject to a playful hoax or joke

• Derivationally related forms: ↑hoax (for: ↑hoax), ↑hoaxer (for: ↑hoax)

• Hypernyms: ↑deceive, ↑lead on, ↑delude, ↑cozen

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s somebody

Useful english dictionary. 2012.