1. (

• flim-flam ,
• play_a_joke_on ,
• play_tricks ,
• trick ,
• fob ,
• fox ,
• pull_a_fast_one_on ,
• play_a_trick_on

) deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" ;

2. (

• confuse ,
• throw ,
• fox ,
• befuddle ,
• fuddle ,
• bedevil ,
• confound ,
• discombobulate

) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" ;

3. (

• fox

) become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots ;