Hoodwink
['hʊdwɪŋk]
Definition
(v. t.) To blind by covering the eyes.
(v. t.) To cover; to hide.
(v. t.) To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.
Checker: Phyllis
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Blind, blindfold.[2]. Deceive, cheat, delude, dupe, gull, cozen, fool, befool, trick, circumvent, overreach, chouse, diddle, beguile, impose upon, make a fool of, play a trick upon, pull wool over one's eyes.
Typist: Lucas
Definition
v.t. to blindfold: (Shak.) to cover: to deceive impose on.
Typed by Angelo
Examples
- I remember the confounded blackleg and the way in which he used to cheat and hoodwink poor George. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- A good housewife is of necessity a humbug; and Cornelia's husband was hoodwinked, as Potiphar was--only in a different way. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Edited by Hamilton