| VERB | communication | dupe, gull, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across | fool or hoax |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | person | dupe, victim | a person who is tricked or swindled |
| Sounds | duw'p | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | coop ... whoop: 27 rhymes with uwp... | |
| Meaning | A person who is tricked or swindled. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | victim | |
| Narrower | butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge | A victim of ridicule or pranks |
| chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug | A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | |
| lamb | A person easily deceived / deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters) | |
| sitting duck, easy mark | A defenseless / defenseless victim | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | engrupido, incauta, incauto, inocentón, prima, primo, víctima | |
| Catalan | innocent, víctima | |
| Verbs | dupe | fool or hoax |
| Meaning | fool or hoax. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone" | |
| Synonyms | gull, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across | |
| Narrower | pull the leg of, kid | tell false / false / false information to for fun |
| Broader | deceive, betray, lead astray | Cause someone to believe an untruth |
| Spanish | confundir, defraudar, embabucar, embaír, embaucar, encandilar, engañar, engatusar, enredar, falsear, timar | |
| Catalan | enredar, entabanar | |
| Nouns | dupe | a person who is tricked or swindled |
| dupery | something intended to deceive | |
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