Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shill

1 sense of shill

Sense 1
shill -- (a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others)
       => decoy, steerer -- (a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot))

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

1 sense of shill

Sense 1
shill -- (act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up")
       => deceive, lead on, delude, cozen -- (be false to; be dishonest with)

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