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Noun: shill  shil
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
    "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"
Verb: shill  shil
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Act as a shill
    "This man shilled and bid for an expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"

Derived forms: shilled, shilling, shills

Type of: cozen [literary], deceive, decoy, delude, lead on, steerer

Encyclopedia: Shill, Steve

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