About The Word Hoodwink
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Hoodwink
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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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