All lead on synonyms

verb lead on

• woo — to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase.
• intrigue — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
• dare — If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.
• fiddle — a musical instrument of the viol family.
• squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
• dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
• twiddle — to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
• monkey — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
• doodle — a small pile of hay; haystack.
• putter — to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden.
• lounge — to pass time idly and indolently.
• waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
• dilly-dally — to loiter or vacillate
• palter — to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
• fidget — to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
• misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
• dabble — If you dabble in something, you take part in it but not very seriously.
• idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
• loiter — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
• fritter — to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
• lollygag — lallygag.
• potter — Beatrix [bee-uh-triks] /ˈbi ə trɪks/ (Show IPA), 1866–1943, English writer and illustrator of children's books.
• scam — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
• clip — A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
• rob — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
• hoax — something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
• fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
• sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
• screw — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
• gouge — a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
• gull — a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe.
• outwit — to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent.
• cozen — to cheat or trick (someone)
• bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
• beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
• burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
• humbug — something intended to delude or deceive.
• fleece — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
• bilk — To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
• skin — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
• con — Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
• buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
• mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
• tout — to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately.
• trap — a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
• deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
• toll — the act of tolling a bell.
• steer — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
• shill — a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
• mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.