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hood·wink 
[hood-wingk] Pronunciation Key
[hood-wingk] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to deceive or trick. |
| 2. | Archaic. to blindfold. |
| 3. | Obsolete. to cover or hide. |
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| hood·wink
(hŏŏd'wĭngk') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. hood·winked, hood·wink·ing, hood·winks
hood'wink'er n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| hoodwink | |
verb | |
| 1. | influence by slyness [syn: juggle] |
| 2. | 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" [syn: bamboozle] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Hoodwink
Hood"wink\, v. t. [Hood + wink.]1. To blind by covering the eyes. We will blind and hoodwink him. --Shak. 2. To cover; to hide. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. "Hoodwinked with kindness." --Sir P. Sidney.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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