beat_around_the_bush#v#1: 	1. equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter -- (be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)

befool#v#2: 	2. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")

belie#v#2: 	2. misrepresent, belie -- (represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions")

betray#v#5: 	5. (1) denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag -- (give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam")

betray#v#6: 	6. deceive, betray, lead astray -- (cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house")

bull#v#3: 	3. bullshit, bull, fake -- (talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it")

bullshit#v#1: 	1. (1) bullshit, bull, fake -- (talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it")

cod#v#1: 	1. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")

deceive#v#1: 	1. (5) deceive, lead on, delude, cozen -- (be false to; be dishonest with)

deceive#v#2: 	2. (2) deceive, betray, lead astray -- (cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house")

dupe#v#1: 	1. (1) gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")

equivocate#v#1: 	1. beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter -- (be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)

fake#v#3: 	3. bullshit, bull, fake -- (talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it")

fib#v#1: 	1. fib -- (tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying")

fool#v#3: 	3. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")

grass#v#6: 	6. denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag -- (give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam")

gull#v#2: 	2. (1) gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")

jest#v#1: 	1. (1) joke, jest -- (tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious")

joke#v#1: 	1. (2) joke, jest -- (tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious")

kid#v#1: 	1. (5) pull the leg of, kid -- (tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?")

lead_astray#v#3: 	3. deceive, betray, lead astray -- (cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house")

lie#v#5: 	5. (9) lie -- (tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29")

misinform#v#1: 	1. misinform, mislead -- (give false or misleading information to)

mislead#v#2: 	2. (2) misinform, mislead -- (give false or misleading information to)

misrepresent#v#1: 	1. (2) misrepresent, belie -- (represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions")

overstate#v#1: 	1. overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery")

palter#v#1: 	1. beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter -- (be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)

perjure#v#1: 	1. perjure -- (knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury)

pose#v#3: 	3. (1) pose, impersonate, personate -- (pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter")

prevaricate#v#1: 	1. beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter -- (be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)

pull_the_leg_of#v#1: 	1. (2) pull the leg of, kid -- (tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?")

put_on#v#8: 	8. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")

put_one_across#v#1: 	1. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")

put_one_over#v#1: 	1. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")

romance#v#4: 	4. romance -- (tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country")

sandbag#v#4: 	4. sandbag -- (downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling)

slang#v#2: 	2. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")

take_in#v#2: 	2. (2) gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")

tergiversate#v#1: 	1. beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter -- (be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)