Definition of hoodwink Hoodwink
/hʊˈdwɪˌŋk/ - [hudwingk] - hood•wink
We found 10 definitions of hoodwink from 6 different sources.
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What does hoodwink mean?
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| hoodwink - influence by slyness | ||
| juggle, beguile | ||
| rip off, chisel, cheat carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble" | ||
| 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" | ||
| bamboozle, snow, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false | ||
| 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hoodwink (v. t.)
To blind by covering the eyes. - hoodwink (v. t.)
To cover; to hide. - hoodwink (v. t.)
To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hoodwink
To confuse completely by concealing one's true motives from, especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hoodwink
hood′wingk, v.t. to blindfold: (Shak.) to cover: to deceive, impose on. [Hood, wink.]
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🔤- hoodwink, verb, present, 1st person singular of hoodwink (infinitive).
- hoodwink, verb (infinitive).
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