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shill
noun
shill
transitive verb
shill
noun

shill1 [Am ʃɪl] N Am inf

shill
Zugpferd nt fig

shill2 [Am ʃɪl] VB trans Am inf

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Ignore the corporate music industry shills who tell you otherwise.
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The benefit of this modified format is twofold, making last-second sniping impossible, and greatly inhibiting a seller's ability to shill bid their own auction(s).
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The dealer will be engaged in his role, with the first shill betting money.
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He then headed down to the pier and fired the shills.
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Stylistically, the show consistently broke the fourth wall utilizing shills, plants, and zany audience-participation gags.
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To increase sales, an accomplice in the crowd (a shill) would often attest to the value of the product in an effort to provoke buying enthusiasm.
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If the shill bid is unsuccessful, the item owner needs to pay the auction fees.
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Shill stated that the intended effect of the film was to have the audience discuss the characters' motivations.
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The con artist will pull in front of the victim, and the shill will pull in front of the con artist before slowing down.
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The con artist will then slam on his brakes to avoid the shill, causing the victim to rear-end the con artist.
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