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    hoodwink
    /ˈhʊdwɪŋk/

    verb

    • 1. deceive or trick: "staff were hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn-off shotgun"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hoodwinkHoodwink Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HOODWINK is to deceive by false appearance : dupe. How to use hoodwink in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOODWINK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to deceive or trick someone: hoodwink someone into doing something He hoodwinked us into agreeing. Synonym. bamboozle informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith. bamboozle. bilk. blackmail. deceive. diddle. feint. flannel. funny business. game-fixing. grifter. gull. gyp. prankster. pretextual.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › hoodwinkHOODWINK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hoodwink definition: to deceive or trick.. See examples of HOODWINK used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOODWINK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to deceive or trick someone: hoodwink someone into doing something He hoodwinked us into agreeing. Synonym. bamboozle informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith. bamboozle. bilk. blackmail. deceive. diddle. feint. flannel. funny business. game-fixing. grifter. gull. prankster. pretextual.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hoodwinkHoodwink - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To hoodwink someone means to trick or mislead them. Beware of fake ATMs that try to hoodwink you into giving over your bank card and your code, only to keep them both and steal all your money.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOODWINK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › hoodwinkHoodwink - definition of hoodwink by The Free Dictionary

    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 , lead by the nose , play false , pull the wool over someone's eyes , snow

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › hoodwinkhoodwink | meaning of hoodwink in Longman Dictionary of...

    hoodwink meaning, definition, what is hoodwink: to trick someone in a clever way so that...: Learn more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › hoodwinkHoodwink Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    To deceive or trick. I feel like the salesman hoodwinked me into buying right away. Wiktionary. (archaic) To cover the eyes with a hood; to blindfold. Wiktionary. Synonyms: play false. bamboozle. lead by the nose. pull the wool over someone's eyes. snow. beguile. juggle. con. blindfold. trick. mislead. delude.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHOODWINK - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "HOODWINK": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.