lead on vs play a joke on

lead on and play a joke on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lead on	No	No	Yes	No
play a joke on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, play a joke on is a hyponym of lead on; that is, play a joke on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lead on:

lead on: be false to; be dishonest with
play a joke on: deceive somebody

Other hyponyms of lead on include betray, sell, cheat, chisel, shill, flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, befool, fool, gull, betray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold, wander, hoax, pull someone's leg, ensnare, entrap, frame, set up, humbug.

lead on (verb)	play a joke on (verb)
entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken	subject to a playful hoax or joke
be false to; be dishonest with	deceive somebody

lead on vs play a joke on

lead on and play a joke on both are verbs.

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