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  1. 1. n. A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. subject to a playful hoax or joke Source: wordnet
  5. 5. A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. Macaulay. To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. Lamb. Source: webster
  6. 6. A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick orstory; a practical joke. Macaulay. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v:5/n:95 v. subject to a playful hoax or joke Source: ecdict

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