play a joke on

Verb

Meaning

deceive somebody

subject to a playful hoax or joke

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fox fob trick hoax flim-flam play tricks pull someone's leg play a trick on pull a fast one on

Hypernyms

cozen deceive delude lead on

Hyponyms

snooker

Examples

We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

play a double game play a gig play a joke play a key role play a leadership role play a leading role