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hood·wink
(ho͝od′wĭngk′)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.
hood′wink′er n.
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hoodwink
(ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk)vb (tr)
1. to dupe; trick
2. obsolete to cover or hide
[C16: originally, to cover the eyes with a hood, blindfold]
ˈhoodˌwinker n
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hood•wink
(ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk)v.t. -winked, -wink•ing.
1. to deceive or trick.
2. Archaic. to blindfold.
3. Obs. to cover or hide.
hood′wink`a•ble, adj.
hood′wink`er, n.
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hoodwink
Past participle: hoodwinked
Gerund: hoodwinking
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Verb | 1. | hoodwink - influence by slyness |
2. | hoodwink - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
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hoodwink
verb deceive, trick, fool, cheat, con (informal), kid (informal), mislead, hoax, dupe, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, rook (slang), bamboozle (informal), take (someone) for a ride (informal), lead up the garden path (informal), sell a pup, pull a fast one on (informal), cozen, befool Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry.
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hoodwink
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Translations
يَخْدَع
oblafnout
bedragefuppe
blekkja
apmauti
piemānītpiemuļķot
oblafnúť
kafese koymakkandırmak
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hoodwink
vt (inf) → (he)reinlegen (inf); to hoodwink somebody into doing something → jdn dazu verleiten, etw zu tun; they hoodwinked him into signing the contract → er ließ sich von ihnen (dazu) verleiten, den Vertrag zu unterschreiben; I was hoodwinked into buying an imitation → man hat mir eine Imitation angedreht (inf)
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hoodwink
(ˈhudwiŋk) verb to trick or deceive.
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