About The Word Hoodwink

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Hoodwink

Hoodwink Meaning & Definition
Hoodwink Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hoodwink?

[v] conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
[v] influence by slyness

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hoodwink: bamboozle | beguile | juggle | lead by the nose | play false | pull the wool over someone's eyes | snow

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hoodwink: bamboozle | bandage | bedazzle | befool | benight | blind | blind the eyes | blindfold | chicane | con | darken | daze | dazzle | deceive | defraud | delude | deprive of sight | dim | dupe | eclipse | excecate | flimflam | fool | glare | gouge | gull | hoax | humbug | make blind | mislead | obscure | outwit | rook | snow | snow-blind | strike blind | suck in | trick

See Also | beat | betray | cheat | chisel | deceive | lead astray | rip off

Hoodwink In Webster's Dictionary

\Hood"wink\, v. t. [Hood + wink.] 1. To blind by covering the eyes. We will blind and hoodwink him. --Shak. 2. To cover; to hide. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. ``Hoodwinked with kindness.'' --Sir P. Sidney.

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