Diddle and Pluck

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Diddle verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: an unscrupulous Broadway producer diddles little old ladies by persuading them to invest in a surefire flop

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Pluck and diddle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pluck" instead a verb "Diddle".

Pluck verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible

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Diddle and pluck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diddle" instead a verb "Pluck".

Nearby Words: plucky, plucked, plucking

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