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pull someone's leg vs cozen

cozen vs pull someone's leg

pull someone's leg and cozen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pull someone's leg No No Yes No
cozen No No Yes No
As verbs, cozen is a hypernym of pull someone's leg; that is, cozen is a word with a broader meaning than pull someone's leg:
  • pull someone's leg: subject to a playful hoax or joke
  • cozen: be false to; be dishonest with
Other hypernyms of pull someone's leg include deceive, delude, lead on.
pull someone's leg (verb) cozen (verb)
subject to a playful hoax or joke cheat or trick
act with artful deceit
be false to; be dishonest with
Difference between pull someone's leg and cozen

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