hoax

Definition

  • v. subject to a playful hoax or joke

Word forms

Past participle
hoaxed
Present participle
hoaxing
Past tense
hoaxed
Third person singular
hoaxes

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    The magician tried to hoax the audience with his clever tricks.

  2. n.

    The prank was just a hoax, but many people believed it was real.