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Hocus

Definition:

1. (verb) To perform a trick or illusion with the intention to deceive or amaze.

2. (interjection) Used to express disbelief or skepticism towards something.

3. (noun) A trick or deception, often used in magic performances.

Sample Sentences:

1. The magician hocused the audience by making a coin disappear from his hand.

2. She hocused the crowd with her incredible card tricks.

3. "Hocus pocus! The rabbit is now in the hat," shouted the magician with a smile.

4. He claimed that he could speak to aliens, but I thought it was all hocus.

5. "I won the lottery!" Sarah exclaimed. John replied, "Oh, hocus! That's hard to believe."

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