hoodwink

/'hudwiɳk/
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hoodwink

He tried to hoodwink his friend with a clever card trick.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To deceive or trick someone, often by concealing one's true intentions or motives. This typically involves using cunning, elaborate pretenses, or false appearances to mislead another person and achieve a goal.
    • (Archaic) To blindfold or cover someone's eyes.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb (Deceive):
    • The con artist tried to hoodwink the elderly couple into investing their savings in a fake company.
    • Don't let their friendly smiles hoodwink you; they are only interested in selling you something.
  • Verb (Archaic - Blindfold):
    • In the old game, they would hoodwink the participant before spinning them around.
Advanced Usage
  • "to hoodwink someone into doing something": to trick or deceive someone so that they perform a specific action.
    • The salesman hoodwinked me into buying a warranty I didn't need.
  • "to be hoodwinked by": to be successfully deceived by someone or something.
    • Many investors were hoodwinked by the fraudulent scheme.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hoodwinker (noun): A person who hoodwinks or deceives others.
    • The notorious hoodwinker was finally caught by the police.
  • Hoodwinking (gerund/noun): The act of deceiving someone.
    • His hoodwinking of the committee was a masterclass in manipulation.
Synonyms
  • Bamboozle: To confuse or trick someone, often in a playful or elaborate way.
  • Dupe: To deceive or trick someone who is easily fooled.
  • Beguile: To charm or enchant someone, sometimes deceptively.
  • Mislead: To cause someone to have a wrong idea or impression.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Hoodwink" is not typically used in standard phrasal verb constructions. The deception is usually expressed directly or with prepositions like "into" as shown in Advanced Usage.)

Related Idioms
  • Pull the wool over someone's eyes: To deceive someone. This idiom is a close conceptual synonym for "hoodwink."
    • He thought he could pull the wool over my eyes, but I knew the truth all along.
hoodwink

He tried to hoodwink his friend with a clever card trick.

Verb
  1. 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
  2. influence by slyness

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