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to cog

9.9

To cheat by changing results or numbers to make them unfair

verb
/kɔg/

: amañar

He tried to cog the betting system to win more money.

Examples

She was caught attempting to cog the election results in favor of her candidate.
So a heavy moisturizer is more likely to cog a pore to cog a core to clog a pore than a serum.
The mechanic had to cog the parts to ensure they fit together properly.

Synonyms

to cheat

vsto cog

474 1.2

To act dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage

focuses on rigging or manipulating a system or process dishonestly

to cozen

vsto cog

Archaic

1 9.9

To trick someone to get their money or things

focuses on rigging or manipulating a system rather than deceiving a person

Compounds

cog railway

Specialized

6.6

A railway for steep hills where a gear on the train fits into a toothed rail to prevent slipping

How Dishonest

to cog

9.9

to manipulate

382 6.1

to tamper

113 4.9

to bend the rules

12 4.9

Surface Forms

cog infinitive

cogged past

cogged past participle

cogging present participle

cogs third person singular

Etymology

The word cog meaning 'to cheat' may come from the idea of secretly moving small parts inside a machine to change what happens, so a helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone turning the inner cogs to fix the result.