hoodwink

verb hood·wink \ˈhu̇d-ˌwiŋk\

: to deceive or trick (someone)

Full Definition of HOODWINK

transitive verb

archaic : blindfold

obsolete : hide

: to deceive by false appearance : dupe

— hood·wink·er noun

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Origin of HOODWINK

¹hood + wink

First Known Use: 1562

Related to HOODWINK

Synonyms: bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, deceive, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, sucker, suck in, take in, trick

Antonyms: undeceive

Rhymes with HOODWINK

bethink, chewink, cross-link, cuff link, downlink, dry sink, eyewink, groupthink, heat sink, hot link, iceblink, lip-synch, misthink, mixed drink, moss pink, preshrink, rat fink, red ink, rethink, rose pink, sea pink, shell pink, soft drink, strong drink, unkink, uplink, wild pink

HOODWINK Defined for Kids

hoodwink

verb hood·wink \ˈhu̇d-ˌwiŋk\

hood·winkedhood·wink·ing

Definition of HOODWINK for Kids

: to mislead by trickery <“I will personally be ensuring that no underage student hoodwinks our impartial judge …” — J. K. Rowling, Goblet of Fire>

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