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hocus
ho·cus H0229800 (hō′kəs)tr.v. ho·cused, ho·cus·ing, ho·cus·es or ho·cussed or ho·cus·sing or ho·cus·ses 1. To fool or deceive; hoax.2. To infuse (food or drink) with a drug. [Short for hocus-pocus.]hocus (ˈhəʊkəs) vb (tr) , -cuses, -cusing, -cused, -cuses, -cussing or -cussed1. to take in; trick2. to stupefy, esp with a drug3. to add a drug to (a drink)ho•cus (ˈhoʊ kəs) v.t. -cused, -cus•ing (esp. Brit.) -cussed, -cus•sing. 1. to play a trick on; hoax. 2. to stupefy, as with drugged liquor. 3. to infuse (liquor) with a drug. [1665–75; short for hocus -pocus] hocus Past participle: hocused/hocussed Gerund: hocusing/hocussing
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I hocus | you hocus | he/she/it hocuses | we hocus | you hocus | they hocus |
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I hocused/hocussed | you hocused/hocussed | he/she/it hocused/hocussed | we hocused/hocussed | you hocused/hocussed | they hocused/hocussed |
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I am hocusing/hocussing | you are hocusing/hocussing | he/she/it is hocusing/hocussing | we are hocusing/hocussing | you are hocusing/hocussing | they are hocusing/hocussing |
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I have hocused/hocussed | you have hocused/hocussed | he/she/it has hocused/hocussed | we have hocused/hocussed | you have hocused/hocussed | they have hocused/hocussed |
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I was hocusing/hocussing | you were hocusing/hocussing | he/she/it was hocusing/hocussing | we were hocusing/hocussing | you were hocusing/hocussing | they were hocusing/hocussing |
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I had hocused/hocussed | you had hocused/hocussed | he/she/it had hocused/hocussed | we had hocused/hocussed | you had hocused/hocussed | they had hocused/hocussed |
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I will hocus | you will hocus | he/she/it will hocus | we will hocus | you will hocus | they will hocus |
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I will have hocused/hocussed | you will have hocused/hocussed | he/she/it will have hocused/hocussed | we will have hocused/hocussed | you will have hocused/hocussed | they will have hocused/hocussed |
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I will be hocusing/hocussing | you will be hocusing/hocussing | he/she/it will be hocusing/hocussing | we will be hocusing/hocussing | you will be hocusing/hocussing | they will be hocusing/hocussing |
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I have been hocusing/hocussing | you have been hocusing/hocussing | he/she/it has been hocusing/hocussing | we have been hocusing/hocussing | you have been hocusing/hocussing | they have been hocusing/hocussing |
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I will have been hocusing/hocussing | you will have been hocusing/hocussing | he/she/it will have been hocusing/hocussing | we will have been hocusing/hocussing | you will have been hocusing/hocussing | they will have been hocusing/hocussing |
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I had been hocusing/hocussing | you had been hocusing/hocussing | he/she/it had been hocusing/hocussing | we had been hocusing/hocussing | you had been hocusing/hocussing | they had been hocusing/hocussing |
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I would hocus | you would hocus | he/she/it would hocus | we would hocus | you would hocus | they would hocus |
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I would have hocused/hocussed | you would have hocused/hocussed | he/she/it would have hocused/hocussed | we would have hocused/hocussed | you would have hocused/hocussed | they would have hocused/hocussed |
hocus
hocus (someone or something)1. To deceive someone. Refers to "hocus-pocus" and its association with magic and trickery. I bet he's hocusing me with that ridiculous story.2. To add a drug to something, typically an alcoholic drink. She's acting so strangely that I'm starting to wonder if someone hocused her drink.3. To cause one to be dazed or disoriented, typically by using drugs. Whatever you gave me earlier totally hocused me—I could hardly get up off the couch!See also: hocushocus tv. to falsify something; to adulterate something. (Part of hocus-pocus = magic, deception.) Somebody has hocused the booze. HOCUS
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HOCUS➣Haskins Optically Corrected Ultrasound System (Haskin Laboratories; New Haven, CT) |
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