- hocused
- ho·cus || 'həʊkəs v. deceive, trick, hoax; drug; intoxicate
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hocus — tv. to falsify something; to adulterate something. □ Who hocused the check? □ Somebody has hocused the booze … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Hocus — Ho cus, v. t. [See {Hocus pocus}.] 1. To deceive or cheat. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. To adulterate; to drug; as, liquor is said to be hocused for the purpose of stupefying the drinker. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. To stupefy with drugged liquor … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hocus — transitive verb (hocussed or hocused; hocussing or hocusing) Etymology: obsolete hocus, noun, short for hocus pocus Date: 1675 1. to perpetrate a trick or hoax on ; deceive 2. to befuddle often with drugged liquor; also dope … New Collegiate Dictionary
hocus — /hoh keuhs/, v.t., hocused, hocusing or (esp. Brit.) hocussed, hocussing. 1. to play a trick on; hoax; cheat. 2. to stupefy with drugged liquor. 3. to drug (liquor). [1665 75; short for HOCUS POCUS] * * * … Universalium
hocus — [ həʊkəs] verb (hocusses, hocussing, hocussed or hocuses, hocusing, hocused) archaic 1》 deceive. 2》 stupefy with drugs. Origin C17: from obs. hocus trickery , from hocus pocus … English new terms dictionary
hocus — /ˈhoʊkəs/ (say hohkuhs) verb (t) (hocused or hocussed, hocusing or hocussing) Obsolete 1. to play a trick on; hoax; cheat. 2. to stupefy with a drug or a drugged drink. 3. to drug (a drink). {abbreviation of hocus pocus} …
hocus — [hō′kəs] vt. hocused or hocussed, hocusing or hocussing [contr. < HOCUS POCUS] 1. to play a trick on; dupe; hoax 2. to drug (a person) 3. to put drugs in (a drink) … English World dictionary
hocus — v.tr. (hocussed, hocussing; US hocused, hocusing) 1 take in; hoax. 2 stupefy (a person) with drugs. 3 drug (liquor). Etymology: obs. noun hocus = HOCUS POCUS … Useful english dictionary
