Definition of wile Wile
/wajˈl/ - [wayl] - wile
We found 8 definitions of wile from 4 different sources.
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What does wile mean?
WordNet
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| wile - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||
| trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, shenanigan | ||
| dissimulation, dissembling, deceit, deception the act of deceiving | ||
| dupery, hoax, fraud, fraudulence, humbug, put-on something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wile (n.)
A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement. - wile (v. t.)
To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure. - wile (v. t.)
To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly.
