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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, hinder |
| Synonyms: | baffle, balk, beat, bilk, check, circumvent, confuse, counter, crab, cramp, crimp, cross, curb, dash, defeat, disappoint, ditch, dodge, double-cross, duck, foil, foul up, frustrate, give the slip, hold up, impede, louse up, match, obstruct, oppose, outwit, pit, play off, prevent, queer*, restrain, ruin, scotch, skin, snafu, stymie, take down, take wind out of, trammel, upset, upset one's apple cart |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, encourage, forward, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | checkmate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | countermove |
| Synonyms: | baffle, conquer, corner, defeat, frustrate, gain, outwit, stop, thwart, triumph, undo, vanquish |
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| Concept: | Dupe. |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
dupe, gull, gudgeon, gobemouche, cull, cully, victim, pigeon, April fool; jay, sucker; laughingstock; Cyclops, simple Simon, flat; greenhorn; fool; puppet, cat's paw.
-verbs
be deceived, be the dupe of; fall into a trap; swallow the bait, nibble at the bait; bite, catch a Tartar.
-adjectives
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| Antonyms: | deceiver |
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