Hocus

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To fool or deceive; hoax.
  • v. To infuse (food or drink) with a drug.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
  • v. To stupefy with drugged liquor.
  • v. To adulterate; to drug (liquor).
  • n. One who cheats or deceives.
  • n. drugged liquor
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To deceive or cheat.
  • v. To adulterate; to drug.
  • v. To stupefy with drugged liquor.
  • n. One who cheats or deceives.
  • n. Drugged liquor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A cheat; an impostor; also, a conjurer.
  • n. Drugged liquor given to a person to stupefy him.
  • To impose upon; cheat.
  • Hence To stupefy or render insensible by means of drugged drink for the purpose of cheating or robbing.
  • To drug, as drink, for the purpose of stupefying.
  • Word Usage
    "If you're starting to itch, just understand that I'm an atheist who doesn't believe in hocus-pocus."
    Verb Form
    hocused    hocuses    hocusing    hocussed    hocussing   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    adulterate    drug   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    crocus    focus    locus    refocus   
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