to cod
- verb
- /kɒd/
- UK
:
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- He loves to cod his friends.
Examples
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They tried to cod me into believing the shop was haunted.
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Don't cod me!
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Are you codding me, or is there really a party tonight?
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She realized she'd been codded only after the prank was revealed.
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He tried to cod his friends by telling them he had won the lottery.
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She loved to cod her classmates with silly pranks.
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They decided to cod him by pretending to throw his phone in the pool.
Synonyms
∞
2.5
Behave in a way to trick or amuse someone
704
2.1
To trick someone into believing something that is not true
101
5.6
To try to trick someone by showing false strength
58
6.4
To trick someone into believing something false
40
7.2
Pretend to feel something, like surprise or interest, to trick other people
23
4.3
Make someone believe something that is not true
19
7.2
To trick someone, often as a joke
16
2.9
To play a trick on someone to make people laugh
15
3.0
To make someone believe something that is not true as a joke
11
8.3
To trick someone by pretending you want to help them
10
8.4
To talk in a way that is not honest to trick someone
7
7.4
Treat someone as stupid to trick or cheat them
6
2.8
To fool someone as a joke
5
3.2
To trick someone in a friendly way to make them laugh
4
3.1
Do small tricks to surprise or make someone laugh
4
7.8
To make someone believe something that is not true
3
8.8
To trick someone so they cannot succeed
3
6.0
Pretend to be a person or website online to trick people
2
4.5
To trick people into believing something false
1
8.9
To trick someone into believing something false
1
9.5
To trick someone by using clever talk
1
6.4
To pretend to be or feel something to trick people
1
8.7
To make a playful joke or trick someone to make them laugh
1
8.7
To trick someone by pretending to be something they are not
Make someone believe something false to trick them
To trick someone by lying or cheating
To pretend to be someone else to trick people
To trick someone so they look silly
Antonyms
Compounds
5
3.4
A piece of land in southeastern Massachusetts that reaches into the Atlantic and is popular for vacations
1
2.9
Oil from the livers of cod and similar fish that people take to get vitamins A and D
- Specialized
1
2.7
A sea fish with white meat that lives in the North Pacific and people eat
- Specialized
A cheap oil from cod used to treat leather and in factories, not for people to eat
- US
A white sea fish like Atlantic cod that lives in the northern Pacific and is eaten
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the verb cod meaning 'to trick' is to think of someone joking and making a fool of you; the word comes from old slang for fooling people. So to cod someone is to deceive them as a joke.