Pluck
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
Rook
Rook verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you
Common collocations
| kids | pluck kids | rook kids |
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