Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb play_a_trick_on

1 sense of play a trick on

Sense 1
flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on -- (deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week")
       => deceive, lead on, delude, cozen -- (be false to; be dishonest with)