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Definition of hoax verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hoax

verb

NAmE//hoʊks//

hoax somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they hoax

he / she / it hoaxes

past simple hoaxed

-ing form hoaxing

to trick someone by making them believe something that is not true, especially something unpleasant

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hoax‧er

noun Bomb hoaxers brought chaos to the city yesterday.See hoax in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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