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Scam
to scam
01
to get money from people by using dishonest or illegal methods
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
scam
3rd person singular
scams
Present participle
scamming
Past simple
scammed
Past participle
scammed
Examples
The con artist scammed several elderly people out of their life savings.
02
to scrutinize or examine people, often with the intention of figuring out their motives or trying to detect deceit
Examples
He scammed the crowd to see if anyone was acting suspiciously.
