hocus

About 0.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.
2. verb To stupefy (someone) with drugged liquor (especially in order to steal from them).
3. verb To drug (liquor).
4. verb To adulterate (food).
5. noun A magician, illusionist, one who practises sleight of hand.
6. noun One who cheats or deceives.
7. noun Trick; trickery.
8. noun Drugged liquor.

Similar words

pocus hocus-pocus hocus and pocus have hose fool cozen play with betrick serve someone a trick

Often followed by

pocus and focus had was

Word family

hocused hocuses hocusing hocussed hocusses hocussing