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What is another word for lead on?

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To mislead someone with lies

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

To blatantly set out to attract

To stimulate or excite in a pleasurable way

Verb

To mislead someone with lies

put one over on

take for a ride

lead up the garden path

pull a fast one on

pull a swifty on

lead down the garden path

pull the wool over someone's eyes

take to the cleaners

take advantage of

lead up garden path

give wrong information to

propagandize^US

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

throw dust in someone's eyes

give someone a bum steer

put up smoke screen

put on false front

make your mouth water

bait and switch

propagandise^UK

pull someone's leg

dangle a carrot in front of

play a trick on

give the wrong impression

play for a sucker

get the better of

pull a fast one

make a sucker of

put someone up to something

play a prank on

play a practical joke on

play games with

play fast and loose with

send on a wild-goose chase

give the runaround

whet the appetite of

keep someone hanging on

take for a fool

take to cleaners

outmanoeuvre^UK

sell down the river

do the dirty on

stab in the back

steal a march on

sell a bill of goods to

be cleverer than

sell a bill of goods

run rings round

make rings round

do someone in the eye

worm one's way out of

beat around the bush

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

slip something over on

go one better than

play for a fool

play someone false

break faith with

be unfaithful to

make a monkey of

make a monkey out of

make somebody look an idiot

twist around your little finger

break the rules

find a loophole in

exploit a loophole in

be economical with the truth

not speak the truth

make up a story

lie through one's teeth

forswear oneself

bear false witness

say something untrue

tell an untruth

not tell the truth

tell a falsehood

stretch the truth

tell a white lie

perjure oneself

tell a terminological inexactitude

concoct a story

depart from the truth

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“Moreover, he is all too willing to induce and lead on his victims until they become hopelessly ensnared and turn in desperation to other criminal activities.”

Verb

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

give a hard time

take the mickey

be sarcastic about

make a monkey of

poke mullock at

pull someone's leg

make jokes about

take the piss out of

make a monkey out of

treat with contempt

treat contemptuously

pull someone's chain

hold up to ridicule

play a practical joke on

hold up to shame

get a rise out of

take a rise out of

play a practical joke

laugh out of court

show contempt for

have a joke with

hurl insults at

get on the nerves of

be on the back of

get in the hair of

be scornful about

lead up the garden path

play a trick on

take for a ride

yank someone's chain

muck someone about

bite one's thumb at

shout catcalls at

shout disapproval

have a joke on somebody

shout disapproval at

blow raspberries

blow raspberries at

cock a snook at

give the Bronx cheer to

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

make a laughing-stock

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Verb

To blatantly set out to attract

make advances at

give the come-on to

set your cap at

make romantic advances to

make sheep's eyes at

make overtures to

make advances to

behave flirtatiously

be a carpet knight

commit adultery

toy with someone's affections

trifle with someone's affections

have affairs affair

play fast and loose

dally with someone's affections

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Verb

To stimulate or excite in a pleasurable way

give someone a kick

tickle your fancy

get someone going

give someone a thrill

give pleasure to

give someone a charge

turn someone on

do it for someone

light someone's fire

float someone's boat

fire with enthusiasm

make someone feel sexy

put under a spell

make someone feel sexually excited

be of interest to

make your mouth water

light a fire under

fire someone's imagination

arouse curiosity

whet the appetite of

sexually arouse

be interesting to

make an impression on

arouse the curiosity of

engage someone's attention

be a source of fascination to

catch the eye of

take your breath away

be attractive to

capture your imagination

hold your attention

engage one's attention

whet one's appetite

race one's motor

knock your socks off

exert a pull on

exert influence on

turn someone's head

make a hit with

arouse sexually

put a bomb under

give a shot in the arm

hold the attention of

make your head spin

go to your head

get one's jollies

dangle a carrot in front of

keep someone hanging on

make somebody's day

be agreeable to

make someone glad

make someone feel good

make someone pleased

make someone's spirits soar

make very happy

give someone great pleasure

hold spellbound

interest greatly

breathe new life into

give a shot in the arm to

give a boost to

fire the imagination of

give new life to

give a new lease of life to

give shot in arm

raise your spirits

stiffen the resolve of

fire the enthusiasm of

give new strength to

put new heart into

put new life in

do someone's heart good

give someone pleasure

put new life into

put some spark into

make something go with a bang

give a bit of zing

give courage to

make more cheerful

give confidence

lift the morale of

stimulate spiritually

raise the morale of

lift the spirits of

give confidence to

change radically

raise from the dead

give the kiss of life to

get one started

act as a impetus to

act as a incentive to

build a fire under

act as a fillip to

act as a spur to

act as a stimulus to

tickle to death

warm the cockles of the heart

get one's kicks

give a new lease on life

bring back to life

get going again

put new heart in

put new strength in

become cheerful

take a turn for the better

be responsible for

give one an idea

put on cloud nine

make young again

add some zest to

restore vitality to

make someone feel young again

give face lift to

let the sun shine in

put on top of the world

warm the cockles of someone's heart

blow away the cobwebs

give great pleasure to

do one's heart good

make more lively

let sunshine in

make more exciting

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