hocuspocus

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Definitions of hocuspocus word

noun hocuspocus Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus. 1
verb hocuspocus (Colloquial) VT To cheat. 0

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Parts of speech for Hocuspocus

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hocuspocus popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hocuspocus

noun hocuspocus

abracadabra — Abracadabra is a word that someone says when they are performing a magic trick in order to make the magic happen.
artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
cant — a salient angle.
chant — A chant is a word or group of words that is repeated over and over again.
charm — Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.

verb hocuspocus

bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
defraud — If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies.
delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
dupe — duplicate.

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Antonyms for hocuspocus

noun hocuspocus

fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
honour — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.

verb hocuspocus

protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
release — to lease again.

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