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hoodwink
hood·wink H0267500 (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.hoodwink (ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk) vb (tr) 1. to dupe; trick2. obsolete to cover or hide[C16: originally, to cover the eyes with a hood, blindfold] ˈhoodˌwinker nhood•wink (ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk) v.t. -winked, -wink•ing. 1. to deceive or trick. 2. Archaic. to blindfold. 3. Obs. to cover or hide. [1555–65; hood1 + wink1] hood′wink`a•ble, adj. hood′wink`er, n. hoodwink Past participle: hoodwinked Gerund: hoodwinking
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hoodwink | hoodwink |
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I hoodwink | you hoodwink | he/she/it hoodwinks | we hoodwink | you hoodwink | they hoodwink |
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I hoodwinked | you hoodwinked | he/she/it hoodwinked | we hoodwinked | you hoodwinked | they hoodwinked |
Present Continuous |
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I am hoodwinking | you are hoodwinking | he/she/it is hoodwinking | we are hoodwinking | you are hoodwinking | they are hoodwinking |
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I have hoodwinked | you have hoodwinked | he/she/it has hoodwinked | we have hoodwinked | you have hoodwinked | they have hoodwinked |
Past Continuous |
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I was hoodwinking | you were hoodwinking | he/she/it was hoodwinking | we were hoodwinking | you were hoodwinking | they were hoodwinking |
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I had hoodwinked | you had hoodwinked | he/she/it had hoodwinked | we had hoodwinked | you had hoodwinked | they had hoodwinked |
Future |
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I will hoodwink | you will hoodwink | he/she/it will hoodwink | we will hoodwink | you will hoodwink | they will hoodwink |
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I will have hoodwinked | you will have hoodwinked | he/she/it will have hoodwinked | we will have hoodwinked | you will have hoodwinked | they will have hoodwinked |
Future Continuous |
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I will be hoodwinking | you will be hoodwinking | he/she/it will be hoodwinking | we will be hoodwinking | you will be hoodwinking | they will be hoodwinking |
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I have been hoodwinking | you have been hoodwinking | he/she/it has been hoodwinking | we have been hoodwinking | you have been hoodwinking | they have been hoodwinking |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been hoodwinking | you will have been hoodwinking | he/she/it will have been hoodwinking | we will have been hoodwinking | you will have been hoodwinking | they will have been hoodwinking |
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I had been hoodwinking | you had been hoodwinking | he/she/it had been hoodwinking | we had been hoodwinking | you had been hoodwinking | they had been hoodwinking |
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I would hoodwink | you would hoodwink | he/she/it would hoodwink | we would hoodwink | you would hoodwink | they would hoodwink |
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I would have hoodwinked | you would have hoodwinked | he/she/it would have hoodwinked | we would have hoodwinked | you would have hoodwinked | they would have hoodwinked | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | hoodwink - influence by slyness beguile, jugglecheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" | | 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"bamboozle, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snowdeceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
hoodwinkverb 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.hoodwinkverbTo cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation:beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, humbug, mislead, take in, trick.Informal: bamboozle, have.Slang: four-flush.Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride.Translationshoodwink (ˈhudwiŋk) verb to trick or deceive. 哄騙,詐欺 欺骗hoodwink
hoodwink (someone) into (doing something)To trick or con someone into doing something. "Hoodwink" originally meant to blindfold someone. If we don't get out of here now, Aunt Louise will hoodwink us into helping her set up for the dinner party.See also: hoodwinkhoodwink (someone) out of (something)To trick or con someone into doing something. "Hoodwink" originally meant to blindfold someone. Mom, this guy's a total crook who's already hoodwinked people out of tons of money.See also: hoodwink, of, outhoodwink someone into somethingFig. to deceive someone into doing something. She will try to hoodwink you into driving her to the airport. Watch out. You can't hoodwink me into doing that!See also: hoodwinkhoodwink someone out of somethingFig. to get something away from someone by deception. Are you trying to hoodwink me out of my money? Max tried to hoodwink the old lady out of all her money.See also: hoodwink, of, outhoodwink
Synonyms for hoodwinkverb deceiveSynonyms- deceive
- trick
- fool
- cheat
- con
- kid
- mislead
- hoax
- dupe
- gull
- delude
- swindle
- rook
- bamboozle
- take (someone) for a ride
- lead up the garden path
- sell a pup
- pull a fast one on
- cozen
- befool
Synonyms for hoodwinkverb to cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentationSynonyms- beguile
- betray
- bluff
- cozen
- deceive
- delude
- double-cross
- dupe
- fool
- humbug
- mislead
- take in
- trick
- bamboozle
- have
- four-flush
Synonyms for hoodwinkverb influence by slynessSynonymsRelated Wordsverb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an endSynonyms- bamboozle
- lead by the nose
- play false
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
- snow
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