be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood"
apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs"
a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him"
attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others"
a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator"
reach in time; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock"
the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish"
dis
CON
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
an argument opposed to a proposal
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"
To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).
n.
1. The area or structure on a vessel from which the vessel is conned.
2. The position or authority of the officer conning a vessel.
commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
DUPE
a person who is tricked or swindled
fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
FASTONE
FLIMFLAM
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Nonsense
FOOL
indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
make a fool or dupe of
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
a person who lacks good judgment
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Noun: chiefly Brit a dessert made from a purée of fruit with cream or custard: gooseberry fool
Idiot
GET
perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"
take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?"
make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the
MISLEAD
give false or misleading information to
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
PLOY
a maneuver in a game or conversation
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
PRACTICALJOKE
RUSE
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
Trick
SCAM
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
a fraudulent business scheme
con, cheat
STRATAGEM
A plan
Ruse
a maneuver in a game or conversation
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
STUNT
perform a stunt or stunts
check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
SUBTERFUGE
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
WILE
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)