Definition of Hoodwink in English :

Define Hoodwink in English

Hoodwink meaning in English

Meaning of Hoodwink in English

Pronunciation of Hoodwink in English

Hoodwink pronunciation in English

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Hoodwink

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Verb

1. beguile, hoodwink, juggle

influence by slyness

2. bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow

conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Example Sentences:
'He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Hoodwink

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to dupe; trick
2. obsolete
to cover or hide

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Hoodwink

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verb transitive
1.  Archaic
to blindfold
2. 
to mislead or confuse by trickery; dupe

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Hoodwink

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tr.v. hood·winked, hood·wink·ing, hood·winks
1. To deceive or swindle by deception. See Synonyms at deceive.
2. Archaic To blindfold.
3. Obsolete To conceal.

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