/ English Dictionary

HOODWINK

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Example:

He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well

Synonyms:

bamboozle; hoodwink; lead by the nose; play false; pull the wool over someone's eyes; snow

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "hoodwink" is one way to...):

betray; deceive; lead astray (cause someone to believe an untruth)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Influence by slyness

Synonyms:

beguile; hoodwink; juggle

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "hoodwink" is one way to...):

cheat; chisel; rip off (deprive somebody of something by deceit)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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