English dictionary
wile
/w/aI/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
Source: webster1913