'Hoax' definitions:

Definition of 'hoax'

From: WordNet
noun
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on]
verb
Subject to a playful hoax or joke [syn: hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on]

Definition of 'Hoax'

From: GCIDE
  • Hoax \Hoax\, n. [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.] A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hoax'

From: GCIDE
  • Hoax \Hoax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoaxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoaxing.] To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. --Lamb. [1913 Webster]

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