hoodwink
[ hood-wingk ]
verb (used with object)
to deceive or trick.
Archaic. to blindfold.
Obsolete. to cover or hide.
Origin of hoodwink
1Other words for hoodwink
Other words from hoodwink
- hood·wink·a·ble, adjective
- hood·wink·er, noun
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How to use hoodwink in a sentence
What right had an incorrigible hoodwinker such as Mr. Asquith to advise anyone to see?
British Dictionary definitions for hoodwink
hoodwink
/ (ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk) /
verb(tr)
to dupe; trick
obsolete to cover or hide
Origin of hoodwink
1C16: originally, to cover the eyes with a hood, blindfold
Derived forms of hoodwink
- hoodwinker, noun
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