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shill

/ʃɪl/

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verb
act as a shill
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"This man shilled and bid for an expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"

type of:
cozen deceive delude lead on
noun
a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
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type of:
decoy steerer

Examples of shill

"This man shilled and bid for an expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"